Mortgage rates A third place the Iran war is poised to take an even bigger financial toll on Americans is in the mortgage market. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has climbed a full half point since the war began, from just under 6% the day before the U.S. attacked Iran, to … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States is sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional Marines to the region. Trump’s post Friday on social media followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and … Read more
BEIRUT — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch public dissent. The three men are the first to be executed from … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump weighs deploying ground troops 01:45 Now Playing Trump weighing several options for U.S. troops in Iran 10:19 UP NEXT Attacks on Middle East Oil Fields Send Gas Prices Soaring 02:05 Trump Says He’s Not Putting US Troops on the … Read more
President Trump is vowing to continue hitting Iran “very hard,” even as he said the country’s military is “finished.” Mark Montgomery, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has more. Source link
U.S. citizens once held by Iran advocate for Americans still behind bars – CBS News Watch CBS News Earlier this week, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan spoke with former hostages held by Iran. Brennan joins “The Takeout” with a preview of the conversation. Source link
Sources tell CBS News that the Pentagon is preparing detailed plans for a possible U.S. ground force deployment in Iran. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D’Agata has more from Tel Aviv, Israel. Source link
America’s Gulf state allies want to see an end to the war, with some of them concerned about the U.S. leaving Iran’s hard-line regime in power and vengeful, NBC News has reported. Trump also is increasingly navigating criticism from some of his own supporters over his decision to go to war in Iran. Amanda Robbins … Read more
President Trump has listed four objectives for the war with Iran, and the freeing of Americans wrongfully detained by the regime is not one of them. Roger Carstens, former special presidential envoy for hostage affairs in the Biden and first Trump administrations, joins “Face the Nation” with analysis. Source link
The family and friends of Americans who are held in Iran fear for their safety as strikes intensify. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan spoke with Neda Sharghi, the sister of Emad Shargi, who was held in Iran for five years. Source link