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

Iranians who fled regime to California celebrate Ayatollah’s death – CBS News Watch CBS News Celebrations broke out in the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday as word spread that Iran’s supreme leader was presumed to be killed in attacks. Carter Evans has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile

Heightened security threat in U.S. after Iran strikes, federal law enforcement officials warn – CBS News Watch CBS News Could Iranian so-called sleeper cells in the U.S. prepare to retaliate after the strikes on Iran? Jericka Duncan looks into security precautions. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:

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. link.lazyload

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