As missiles, aircraft and drones streak across the Middle East and embassies are attacked and hotels and apartments are set ablaze, the United States’ allies are sticking by the White House. For now. Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top lieutenants, Iran has retaliated, hitting neighboring Gulf states … Read more
Four of six U.S. service members killed in the Iran war died when a drone struck a port in Kuwait on Sunday, U.S. Army Reserve Command said Tuesday. The U.S. government has said six U.S. service members have been killed in the military operation that started early Saturday with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. … Read more
The Pentagon has released the names of four American service members killed during the ongoing war with Iran. They were among six who died when an Iranian strike hit a tactical operations center in Kuwait. The Defense Department identified them as: Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. … Read more
Hours after the Trump administration ditched Anthropic over the dispute about AI use, OpenAI struck its own deal with the Pentagon. Now the details of that agreement appear to be changing after backlash. Katrina Manson, Bloomberg News reporter, has more. Source link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters on Tuesday before briefing lawmakers on strikes in Iran. Rubio discussed the Trump administration’s efforts to evacuate Americans from the region, a drone striking the U.S. consulate in Dubai and more. Source link
A drone hit the U.S. consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has the latest. Source link
Sasha Hoffman, an American currently stranded in Dubai amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, told CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul she’s frustrated after the State Department told U.S. citizens to leave the Middle East without any solutions. Source link
Watch: Mark Kelly questions Pentagon official on U.S. justification to join Israel in war with Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly questioned Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby about the U.S. justification to join Israel in starting a war with Iran. Source link
Two sources familiar with the U.S. military’s use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran — and is still using it. The Pentagon has not said exactly how the AI tool is being deployed, but it’s being used despite a government-wide ban on … Read more
Gas prices across the U.S. jumped 11 cents overnight as the war with Iran continued to spread, pushing up the average cost nationwide to $3.11 per gallon, according to AAA. The increase has pushed fuel prices to their highest level in more than three months, with the average cost of gas last at $3.11 on Dec. … Read more