Washington — President Trump said Wednesday he’s heard on “good authority” that the “killing in Iran is stopping,” as thousands are feared dead amid anti-government protests. He also said there’s “no plan for executions,” a day after he told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil on Tuesday there would be “very strong actions” against the
The U.S. used an aircraft painted like a civilian plane in the attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela that killed 11 people in September, multiple officials confirmed to CBS News. According to the sources, Pentagon officials have defended the use of the aircraft by saying it was used because of how quickly the
The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza peace plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff said in a post on X that this second phase of the president’s “20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” would move on from the initial ceasefire deal agreed late last year
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other White House officials met Wednesday with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers amid the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to take over Greenland. Officials involved in the meeting have not yet briefed reporters on the discussion. The meeting came one day after Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik
President Trump has warned of “very strong action” against Iran if it hangs accused anti-government protesters, and he told its people that U.S. “help is on its way” as CBS News learned that the crackdown to quash the unrest may have killed upwards of 12,000 people. While the administration has made it clear that Mr.
The U.S. is withdrawing a small number of personnel as a “precautionary measure” from a major U.S. airbase in Qatar, a U.S. official tells CBS News. The step comes amid President Trump’s threats to target Iran for killing anti-government protesters in a brutal crackdown. The Al Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar, is the forward operating
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition. It was unclear how extensive the bleeding was. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ross’ injury, but has not