Mar 23 Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel used it to track targets, AP sources say By Dake Kang, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The role of Israel's hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Continue reading
Mar 21 Dozens injured in Israel after Iranian missile strikes target two areas near main nuclear research center By Samy Magdy, Jill Lawless, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Iran struck two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and at least seven people seriously injured, hours after Tehran's main nuclear enrichment site was hit. Continue reading
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 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 Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence By Thomas Beaumont, David Bauder, Associated Press It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. But before long, the conversation moved in a different direction as Kent nodded to conspiracy… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 6:05 Migrants in Lebanon displaced again as Mideast conflict escalates By Simona Foltyn, Adrian Hartrick Among the nearly one million people displaced in Lebanon are some of the roughly 170,000 migrant workers not counted by the government. Many came to Lebanon fleeing wars in their homelands or simply looking for a better life. Now, conflict… Continue watching
Mar 18 Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks as oil prices surge By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides -- on the… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:48 Strikes kill high-level Iranian officials in another blow to country's leadership By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala Iranian officials confirmed that Ali Larijani, a fixture of Iran's regime for decades, was killed by an Israeli airstrike that also killed another top security official. And for the first time in years, a senior U.S. government official has resigned… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 7:20 Middle East analysts assess Iran's power structure after killing of top official By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on Israel's killing of one of Iran’s most senior leaders, Ali Larijani, and the head of Iran's Basij internal security force, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Joel Rayburn. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating… Continue watching