For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. Elizabeth
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. link.lazyload
Weeks of failed diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran exploded into a full-blown attack on Saturday by Israel and the U.S. President Trump’s goal is now obvious- an end to the Iranian regime. Mr. Trump announced Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes. Charlie D’Agata reports. Original CBS News
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Ben Rhodes, Obama official behind 2015 Iran deal, faces conservative backlash after criticizing Trump's military strike on Iran on social media platforms.
Senior administration officials on Saturday briefed reporters on the runup to the U.S. strikes against Iran, said the U.S. had sought a diplomatic solution to its impasse with Iran, but it ended up as “not a tangible and realistic option.” They said that the factors in President Trump’s decision to strike were the long-term threat
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