President Trump told CBS News on Saturday evening that he believes U.S. and Israeli attacks that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been effective and could create a pathway to diplomacy. “Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously,” Mr. Trump said, when asked about the prospect of a diplomatic solution to the crisis during a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian United Nations Ambassador Saeid Iravani condemned U.S. strikes against Iran at the U.N. Security Council meeting on Saturday that had targeted the country’s military leadership and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling the attack a double standard and promising the country would defend itself. Iravani accused … Read more
President Trump confirmed the death of Iran’s supreme leader on Truth Social, saying, “one of the most evil people in History, is dead.” CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on why the Trump administration says an attack was necessary now. Source link
Trump officials say Iran likely intended to use missiles against U.S., allies before strikes – CBS News Watch CBS News Senior Trump administration officials said Saturday that there were indicators that Iran intended to use conventional missiles against the U.S. and allies in the region while President Trump weighed a strike. Weijia Jiang reports. Source … Read more
Did Trump start a regional war in the Middle East? – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes in Iran on Saturday and President Trump later announced that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. Margaret Brennan explains what this could mean for the region and the world. Source … Read more
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders. “The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,” Trump told NBC News in a phone call, adding that “a large amount of leadership” in Iran was also killed, although he … Read more
Khamenei, 86, one of Iran’s longest-serving leaders and a lifelong foe of both the U.S. and Israel, took power in 1989. In the nearly 40 years that followed, the ideological hard-liner ruthlessly put down public demonstrations and silenced dissidents who challenged his rule. In recent months, Iran had been gripped by nationwide protests fueled by … Read more
Trump says U.S.-Israel strikes killed Iran’s leader and attacks will continue “as long as necessary” – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. He also said that military strikes will continue in Iran for “as long as necessary.” Source link
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Celebrations break out across Iran, some thanking Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News An Israeli official told CBS News that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumably dead. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more on the situation inside. Source link