The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a sweeping attack on Iran, raising the risk of a wider regional war. In announcing the strikes, President Trump pledged to crush Iran’s military forces, to dismantle its nuclear program, and ultimately to force a change in its leadership by appealing to the Iranian people to “take … Read more
In the fall of 2022, Lesley Stahl spoke with Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, about a possible nuclear deal with the U.S., the sanctions against him and his country. Raisi was later killed in a 2024 helicopter crash. Source link
In 2023, 60 Minutes reported on Iran’s campaign to intimidate, abduct, and assassinate its critics and perceived enemies, including Americans. For this report, Lesley Stahl spoke with Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American activist who is now a CBS News contributor, about being one of Iran’s targets. Source link
Inside the Iranian missile attack (2021) | 60 Minutes Archive – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2021, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reported on the ballistic missile attack Iran had launched against U.S. troops in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in 2020. Source link
In 1978, Mike Wallace reported from Tehran, where rioters were trashing and burning the city in opposition to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Source link