Mar 19 Watch 3:39 How Iranians are navigating daily life as war drags on By Geoff Bennett, Reza Sayah With the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran nearing its third week, Geoff Bennett spoke with special correspondent Reza Sayah in Tehran. They discussed the atmosphere on the ground there and how people are reacting. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 7:16 Israeli and Iranian strikes on oil and gas facilities rattle global markets By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the number of petroleum facilities that have been struck, and how the countries in the Persian Gulf view the war in Iran, Geoff Bennett spoke with Susan Ziadeh. She served as U.S. ambassador to Qatar during the Obama… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 8:22 Sen. Scott says U.S. should balance budget but also 'demolish' Iran's nuclear ability By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson As the war with Iran nears the end of its third week, the Pentagon is considering asking Congress to approve $200 billion to fund the ongoing military operation. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who… Continue watching
Mar 19 Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy U.S. troops to seize uranium? By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The president has been circumspect about how far he's willing to go to follow through on his pledge to destroy Iran's weapons program once and for all, including seizing or destroying the near-bomb-grade nuclear material that Iran possesses. Continue reading
Mar 19 Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire By Sam Metz, Associated Press As a strategy, targeted killing has rarely been employed against a state. Continue reading
Mar 19 Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Continue reading
Mar 19 EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices By Sam McNeil, Lorne Cook, Associated Press European leaders doubled down Thursday on refusing to join the United States and Israel military campaigns in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused by the war. Continue reading
Mar 19 How State Department cuts of Middle East experts affect U.S.'s handling of Iran war By Byron Tau, Associated Press In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: 'It takes money to kill bad guys,' Hegseth says as Pentagon seeks billions more for the Iran war By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Asked about the figure at a press conference Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not directly confirm the amount, saying it could change. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:01 Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A series of strikes across the Middle East jolted energy markets and fueled concerns that the war won't end anytime soon. Brent crude oil is nearing a 52-week high after Israel hit a large gas field in Iran, and Iranian… Continue watching