U.S. sent Iran a message through mediators, Iranian official says

Iran has received a message from the U.S. through mediators as a potential precursor to talks between the two countries, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official told CBS News on Monday. Clay Seigle, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss the war. Source link

U.S. sent Iran a message through mediators as Trump signals he’s open to a deal, Iranian official says

Iran has received a message from the United States through mediators as a potential precursor to talks between the two warring countries, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official told CBS News on Monday, after President Trump suggested a deal is possible. The Iranian official said “we received points from the U.S. through mediators and they … Read more

America’s official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country’s 250th birthday

KEARNEY, Mo. — The national mammal of the United States is getting in on America’s 250th birthday celebration. Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The pieces — which are larger than real-life bison — made their public debut in … Read more

Gabbard unaware of FBI probe into Joe Kent before resignation, official says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was not aware that former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent was under FBI investigation for allegedly leaking classified information prior to his resignation, a senior intelligence official told Fox News Digital Thursday.  Kent stepped down Tuesday after publicly breaking with … Read more

FBI conducting leak investigation into former Trump official who resigned over Iran war

A former senior intelligence official who resigned in protest over the Iran war is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly leaking classified information, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source told NBC News that the investigation began before Joe Kent, a longtime Trump ally and retired Green Beret, announced his resignation … Read more

Watch: Ratcliffe says he disagrees with ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent about Iran war

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told GOP Sen. John Cornyn that he disagreed with Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war. Ratcliffe said he believed Iran “has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at … Read more

Ex-CIA counterterrorism official slams Joe Kent’s resignation

CBS News contributor and former CIA assistant director for counterterrorism Joseph Zacks slammed Joe Kent’s resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. “What troubles me even more in [Kent’s] resignation is that he in fact, in my opinion, put a segment of the United States citizenry in danger,” Zacks said. Source link

Trump resurfaces old tweet from intel official who resigned

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the wake of Joe Kent’s resignation from the position of National Counterterrorism Center director over his opposition to the Iran war, President Donald Trump highlighted a years-old tweet in which Kent had urged the president to “wipe Iran’s ballistic capability out.” In the January 2020 post … Read more

Senate to question Trump intel leaders on Iran war after top official quits in protest

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawmakers will get to grill President Donald Trump’s top intelligence and spying officials on the Iran war publicly for the first time, just a day after the nation’s top counterterrorism official resigned in protest over the conflict. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, … Read more

TSA official warns some airports could shut down if officers’ sick calls climb: “A serious situation”

Acting deputy TSA administrator Adam Stahl says the agency is concerned about the growing number of sick calls among TSA officers, which is leading to long security lines at airports across the country.  “If the call rate does climb, there could be scenarios where we may have to shut down airports,” he told CBS News. … Read more