U.S. and Israel launch massive joint attack on Iran in bid for regime change
The U.S. and Israel launched a massive joint military attack early Saturday against Iran, as President Trump urged the Iranian people to “take over your government” and called on members of the Islamic republic’s military to immediately surrender or be killed.
Killing of Iran’s supreme leader triggers succession crisis as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continue
The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday has triggered a succession crisis in the Islamic republic that has implications for Iran’s future and regional stability.
Trump says he expected U.S. casualties in strike on Iran after three service member deaths confirmed
President Trump said Sunday he always expected there to be U.S. casualties given the scale of his operation against Iran’s leaders, shortly after the military confirmed the deaths of three service members.
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes
The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis.
Israel, Ukraine, the Iranian people fight for the West’s soul
As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the fights there and around Israel are not regional struggles for territory, as the shortsighted cognoscenti would have you believe.
Trump must channel Reagan and address the nation on Iran war
Those of us who have studied the Middle East for decades understand why President Trump has led us to war with Iran.
White House official: Iran suggests it’s open to talks and Trump says he’s ‘eventually’ willing
A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran’s “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran, killing the country’s supreme leader and other high-ranking officials.
3 U.S. troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says
Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military said Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that has sparked retaliation from the Islamic Republic.
U.S. strikes destroy nine Iranian ships, Trump says
President Trump on Sunday said U.S. attacks delivered a major blow to Iran’s navy.
FBI, cities increase counterterrorism efforts following military strikes on Iran
The FBI and several major cities on Sunday elevated their security protocols and police patrols in light of the U.S. military strike on Iran.
Iranian state media says the death toll from a strike on a girls’ school has climbed to 165
Iranian state media say the death toll from a strike on a girls’ school in the country’s south has climbed to 165.
World leaders urge return to talks after U.S. and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei
World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region and tensions rose with Iran vowing devastating blows after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Trump issues new warnings to Iran as he monitors Middle East turmoil from his Florida estate
President Trump threatened Sunday to hit Iran with the kind of force it “has never seen before” as Iran retaliated against joint, U.S.-Israel military strikes that killed its supreme leader.
Sen. John Fetterman stands with Trump after strike on Iran, breaks with fellow Democrats
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is standing firm in his support for President Trump’s decision to approve a military operation against Iran, but said his support is “not limitless.”
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says GOP voters back Trump decision to strike Iran
Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday that President Trump’s decision to greenlight the joint U.S.-Israel military strike against Iran has been welcome news in his home state of Arkansas.
U.S. Central Command dismisses Iranian claims that it struck U.S. aircraft carrier in missile attack
U.S. Central Command is dismissing claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of attacking the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes killed the Islamic republic’s supreme leader and other top officials.
Three U.S. troops killed in fight for what Trump calls ‘great deal’ for world
Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israel airstrike attack on Iran, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine pushes war powers vote, calls U.S. military strike on Iran ‘illegal’
The U.S.-Israel military offensive against Iran — which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials — is stoking a heated fight on Capitol Hill over who has the power to take the country to war.
Stranded travelers scramble to make new connections as war shuts much of Middle East to air travel
Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel.
At least 22 killed and more than 120 wounded in Pakistan as protesters try to storm U.S. Consulate
Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Sunday left at least nine people dead and more than 50 others wounded as pro-Iran demonstrators attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate, authorities said.
Israel targets Iranian leaders in strikes Sunday, as Iran vows revenge for death of supreme leader
The White House is open to talks with new leadership in Tehran, President Trump said Sunday, even as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf states and the U.S. military suffered its first deaths in the campaign against the Islamic republic.
Afghanistan says it thwarted a Pakistani airstrike attempt on Bagram Air Base
Afghanistan said Sunday it had thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former U.S. military base north of Kabul, while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan stretched into a fourth day.
Trump talks regime change in Iran after strikes, but history shows that could be very hard
Barely an hour after the first U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran, President Donald Trump made clear he hoped for regime change. “Now is the time to seize control of your destiny,” he told the Iranian people in a video. “This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass.”
U.N. chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting
The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”
Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, confirmed dead Saturday after a joint U.S.-Israeli military strike on Tehran, was one of the world’s longest-serving authoritarian rulers — a cleric who held near-absolute power over the Islamic republic for more than three decades.
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confirmed dead by Trump after overnight bombing
Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead as a result of U.S.-Israeli strikes aimed at toppling the Islamic republic’s hardline regime, President Trump said Saturday.
Republicans renew calls for Democrats to fund DHS after strike on Iran
Congressional Republicans are amping up pressure on Democrats to vote for funding the Department of Homeland Security after President Trump’s bombing of Iran early Saturday.
Trump abandons his campaign stance against regime change, divides MAGA
U.S. and Israel military action against Iran marks a significant policy shift for President Trump, who used to oppose military force to oust threatening foreign regimes.
What’s next for Congress after Trump’s Iran strikes?
With U.S. bombs still falling on Iran, Congress is barreling toward a constitutional confrontation with President Trump — and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding a reckoning over who has the authority to take the country to war.
Who is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei? A look at Iran’s key political and religious figures
The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.
During Iran strikes, U.S. forces use one-way attack drones for first time in combat
American forces in the Middle East for the first time in combat used small, cheap, one-way attack drones during Saturday’s strikes on Iran, the Pentagon said.
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict.
Beijing says stop bombing ally Iran
China denounced the U.S.-Israeli attack on its regional ally Iran, calling Saturday’s missile strikes a violation of Iranian sovereignty and security.
China-linked leftist group calls for anti-war protests
The People’s Forum, one of two leftist domestic groups identified by the State Department as linked to China, called Saturday for holding mass protests against the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Trump team to plug in Congress as Democrats erupt over Iran bombing
Trump administration officials will reportedly brief House committee staff members on Sunday amid the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran.
Reports: Iran tells ships that it’s closing Strait of Hormuz
Merchant vessels operating in the Persian Gulf region are being told that Iran is shutting down the Strait of Hormuz amid the expanding conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel.
U.S., Israel launch massive attack on Iran; Trump warns of American casualties as Tehran hits back
The U.S. and Israel launched a massive joint military attack early Saturday against Iran, as President Trump urged the Iranian people to “take over your government” and called on members of the Islamic republic’s military to immediately surrender or be killed.
Iranian exile group forms provisional government amid U.S.-Israeli operation
The National Council of Resistance of Iran on Saturday announced the formation of a provisional government amid the U.S.-Israeli attack on the Islamic republic regime.
Iran strikes: Democrats uneasy over lack of congressional approval, Republicans applaud Trump
Congressional reaction to President Trump’s sweeping military operation in Iran largely fell along party lines, with Democrats outraged over the lack of congressional authorization and notification.
What to know about U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon.
European leaders call for resumption of U.S.-Iran negotiations
Britain, France and Germany called for a resumption of U.S.-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They did not comment on Saturday’s U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
World leaders fear broader escalation after major U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran
European leaders held emergency security meetings and scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered global concerns of escalation into a broader conflict.
Explosions reported near Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi as Iran launches major counterattack
Iran appears to have launched a major counterattack across the Middle East following a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes, with explosions reported near the Saudi capital of Riyadh, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and elsewhere in the region.
Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s full statement on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded message released Saturday morning that the attacks will let Iranians “take their fate into their own hands” and that Israel plans the current operation to be “much more powerful” than the bruising 12-day war Israel launched against Iran in June.
Russian condemns U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran as ‘unprovoked act of armed aggression’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy.
Europeans cautious as they scramble to digest major U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran
European leaders scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East and figure out how to respond to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, amid fast-moving developments on the ground.
Read Trump’s statement on Iran in full: ‘They can never have a nuclear weapon’
President Trump said in an 8-minute video posted on his Truth Social that the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the U.S. and appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.”
The Latest: U.S. begins ‘major combat operations’ in Iran
The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran; Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’
The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday, and U.S. President Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” — an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end the country’s theocracy after decades of tensions.
Protests persist at Iranian colleges and raise tensions as U.S. military threat looms
It has been seven weeks since the Iranian government used brute force to extinguish huge nationwide protests. But public resistance to the Islamic Republic is still flickering on Iranian college campuses.
Trump grows impatient with Iran nuke talks, floats military action
President Trump says he’s “not happy” with Iran as he threatens the Islamic republic with a military strike if it does not satisfy U.S. demands to halt Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
U.N. nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment
Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear watchdog to access nuclear facilities affected by the 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the watchdog circulated to member states and seen Friday by The Associated Press.
U.S advises embassy staff in Israel to leave now if they want, as risk of war hangs over Middle East
The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.
Iran’s leadership has lost legitimacy to rule
A ruler’s legitimacy is granted by divine authority based on their virtue and ability to govern justly, maintain harmony and care for the people.
Democrats to force Iran war powers votes in House, Senate
Congressional Democrats are planning to force votes on war powers resolutions that would require President Trump to get approval from Congress before engaging in hostilities with Iran.
