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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

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

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

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday, President Trump said, joining multiple Israeli official sources and a senior U.S. intelligence official who had confirmed the news to CBS News.  “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Mr. Trump posted on social