Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercepted 17 Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Monday alone. President Trump said the U.S. has decimated Iran’s missile capacity. Matt Gutman has the latest. Source link
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing Tuesday morning as airstrikes continued overnight in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Iran launched new attacks at Gulf Arab countries, while Israeli strikes also hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told … Read more
China buys nearly all of Iran’s sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna Coren has more from Beijing. Source link
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a video apology to Iran’s neighbors for the retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, saying they will stop striking other Persian Gulf states unless attacked first. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab has more from Doha. Source link
Iran’s president rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran. Saudi Arabia said it … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Intense Iranian fire targeted the Gulf Arab states early Saturday as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. There was no foreseeable end to the fighting. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved a new $151 million arms sale to Israel after Trump said he … Read more
As concerns over the global oil supply intensify, President Trump has pledged that a little-known U.S. government agency will step in to insure ships sailing through the Persian Gulf, a move he said will maintain the “free flow of energy” as the Iran war continues. The Trump administration has tapped the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, … Read more
Persian Gulf nations like Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia are warning that Iran’s ongoing retaliatory strikes protesting the U.S.-Israeli military operation could draw them into the conflict. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab has the latest. Source link
Trump announces political risk insurance for ships in Gulf – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Tuesday said he ordered political risk insurance for the financial security of all maritime trade traveling through the Gulf. CBS News’ Kelly O’Grady has more. Source link
Gulf nations respond to “reckless and indiscriminate” Iran attacks – CBS News Watch CBS News Six key Gulf nations are on the verge of ending their neutrality in the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, accusing Tehran of “reckless and indiscriminate attacks” on their territories. Imtiaz Tyab reports. Source link