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Iran attacked Jordan, Kuwait and the UAE, claiming retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as the war in the Middle East ramps back up.
Donald Trump said America’s renewed bombing of Iran would not last “too long”. The price of Brent crude subsequently fell slightly to $95 a barrel. Earlier America struck Iranian military sites; Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at American targets across the region (reports suggest most were intercepted).
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Bessent warns Iran's outside backers to 'stay away' as Trump seeks to 'asphyxiate' Tehran's economy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned nations still propping up Tehran to "stay away" as new sanctions target the nation on multiple fronts.
The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.
The US military carried out additional strikes Tuesday on Iran, prompting Tehran to attack Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait in defiance of a warning from President Donald Trump that Iran would be “hit much harder” if it retaliated.
Trump asking when Iranians will “rise up and fight" revives questions over whether the administration’s Iran strategy is shifting beyond economic pressure and negotiations
President Donald Trump previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump on Wednesday downplayed the importance of a peace deal with Tehran while calling on Iranian citizens to take over their government. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Samantha Vinograd have the latest.