Jun 22 What to know about the U.S. military’s intervention in the Israel-Iran war By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight in an attack it dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”… Continue reading
Jun 21 Israel says it’s preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement ‘dangerous’ By David Rising, Sam Mednick, Associated Press President Donald Trump is weighing active U.S. military involvement in the war. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “I think that it would be very, very dangerous for everyone.”… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 4:24 European leaders meet with Iran’s foreign minister as war with Israel rages on By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi It's now one full week since Israel launched a punishing campaign of airstrikes against Iran and its nuclear infrastructure. Iran has responded with its own missile strikes, but to far lesser effect. President Trump reiterated his desire to negotiate with… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:27 How people inside Iran are reacting to the war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn All week we’ve been talking to experts on Iran’s nuclear program, its leadership and on U.S. foreign policy, as President Trump weighs entering the war. But speaking directly to people in Iran has been difficult. Nazanin Boniadi, an actress and… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention In our news wrap Friday, a judge ordered Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil be freed from the immigration detention center where he's been held since March, Israel killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza including many who were trying to… Continue watching
Jun 20 Supreme Court revives lawsuits by US victims of terrorism attacks against Palestinian authorities By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices Friday upheld a 2019 law enacted by Congress to allow the victims' lawsuits to go forward against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading
Jun 20 Israel and Iran launch new strikes even as diplomatic effort gets underway By Sam Mednick, Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Associated Press Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking a uranium enrichment facility so deeply buried it is considered safe from all but America's "bunker-buster" bombs. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 3:22 Israel threatens Iran’s supreme leader as Trump wavers on entering the war By Amna Nawaz, Winston Wilde, Zeba Warsi As the fighting between Israel and Iran now eclipses one week, President Trump said Thursday that he will wait two weeks before deciding whether to get involved, in order to allow space for peace talks that could start as soon… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 7:09 Dissecting the strength of Iran’s regime and Trump’s wait-and-see approach to the war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Iran and Israel show no signs of backing down as the conflict continues and more and more civilians get caught in the crossfire. Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University, joins Amna Nawaz to take a… Continue watching
Jun 19 Putin suggests Russia could help broker a deal between Iran and Israel By James Jordan, Harriet Morris, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Wednesday to help mediate an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran, suggesting Moscow could help negotiate a settlement that could allow Tehran to pursue a peaceful atomic program while assuaging Israeli security concerns. Continue reading