Seven more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to 12. The soldiers had been searching for the remains of a fellow soldier previously killed by Kurdish militants. The troops were searching a mountain cave when 19 of … Read more
Iran took action to retaliate against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s government said the missiles were intercepted, and no casualties were reported, U.S. and Qatari officials said. President Trump called the attack a “very weak response” that the U.S. expected … Read more
Iran on Monday vowed retaliation against the United States for the Trump administration’s surprising bombings of the Islamic republic’s top three nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Aragchi, now in Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Iran “has to respond.” If Tehran followed through on its rhetoric, … Read more
What are the national security implications of Trump’s Iran attack – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has announced that the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd and retired Gen. H.R. McMaster break it down. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
Erbil, Iraq — Israel has been hammering Iran’s nuclear and military sites for a week. To reach their targets, Israeli warplanes must cover about 1,000 miles, traversing as many as three countries, including Iraq, which sits right on Iran’s western border. For decades, Iranian groups opposed to the Islamic Republic’s theocratic rulers have organized in exile … Read more
Iranian dissident in exile urges U.S. not to compromise with regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran and Israel are separated by 1,000 miles and three countries: Jordan, Syria and Iraq, where thousands of Iranian exiles live and where the United States was at war for nearly nine years. Those Iranian exiles in Iraq … Read more
Retired lieutenant colonel reflects on 2020 Iranian missile attack against U.S. forces in Iraq – CBS News Watch CBS News In January 2020, after the U.S. killed Iran’s top general, Iran responded with the largest ever ballistic missile attack on Americans. Ret. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alan Johnson was at the intended target: A military … Read more