FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email breached by hackers linked to Iran, sources say

Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Friday. An FBI spokesperson did not have an immediate comment. The breach was first reported by Reuters, which said the hacker group Handala HackTeam took credit for the attack and posted images online … Read more

Consumer confidence tumbled in March as Americans worry about the Iran war’s economic impact

Consumer confidence slid in March as the Iran war and rising gas prices weighed on Americans’ views of the U.S. economy. The University of Michigan’s preliminary March sentiment index, released Friday, showed consumer sentiment fell 5.8% from 56.6 points in February to 53.3 in March. That marks the lowest level since December 2025. The drop … Read more

Iran war fallout raises odds of a U.S. recession, economists say

The Iran war raises the risk that the U.S. will tumble into a recession within the next 12 months, according to economists and Wall Street analysts.   Goldman Sachs analysts this week estimated that higher global energy prices would boost U.S. inflation by 0.2 percentage points to 3.1% by the end of the year, putting a … Read more

Trump says he’s extending a pause on Iran energy site strikes

Trump says he’s extending a pause on Iran energy site strikes – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said he’s postponing attacks on Iran energy infrastructure for 10 days at Iran’s request. While Mr. Trump says talks are going well, Iran denies any direct negotiations. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Ambitious, authoritarian and talking to Trump? The hard-liners rising in Iran

Rather than pursue university studies or work in his father’s shop, he decided to join the Revolutionary Guard at age 18 and fought in the Iran-Iraq war. In his autobiography, he wrote that he essentially grew up during the brutal eight-year conflict that left hundreds of thousands dead, and he quickly rose through the ranks … Read more

Live Updates: Iran rejects Trump’s “false statements” on Strait of Hormuz as he says talks “going very well”

World shares mostly fell and oil gained again on Friday after Wall Street had its worst day since the start of the Iran war over growing doubts about a de-escalation. In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3% to 9,939.96. France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.7% to 7,718.97, and Germany’s DAX lost 1.3% to 22,314.28. … Read more

Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran

ISLAMABAD — As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn’t often called on to act as an intermediary in high-stakes diplomacy, but it’s … Read more

Cruz says Trump’s move to strike Iran ‘most consequential decision’ of his presidency

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says that the U.S. is “unquestionably winning the war” with Iran. And the conservative firebrand and three-term senator from Texas tells Fox News Digital that, in his opinion, President Donald Trump‘s “decision to launch this military action is the most consequential decision” of … Read more

With ceasefire proposal stalled, Trump faces uneasy military options in Iran

As the United States and Israel enter the second month in their war against Iran, all three countries appear bent on pressing strategic advantages rather than ending hostilities shy of their own stretch goals. With dueling ceasefire proposals in play, President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to claim a negotiating edge. “They want to make … Read more

Older and younger conservatives at CPAC are split over Trump’s war in Iran

GRAPEVINE, Texas — A generational divide over the Iran war surfaced Thursday between older attendees and their political heirs at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, as the group’s leaders pleaded for unity in a challenging midterm election year for Republicans. Younger conservatives spoke of disappointment and even “betrayal” over President Donald Trump’s launch of … Read more