Israel Launches Attack on Iran
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Israel’s military says that Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory in what is expected to be the first stage of a much larger counter-attack. CNN’s Paula Hancocks shares how citizens are preparing.
Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.
Our main focus today we'll be on the major overnight air strikes launched by Israel against a large number of targets in Iran.
American citizens in Israel are strongly advised to limit internal travel and to maintain a high level of situational awareness. Iran remains under a longstanding "Level 4: Do Not Travel" advisory due to risks of terrorism, kidnapping, wrongful detention, and civil unrest.
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The military strikes jolted investors, raising concerns that a broader Mideast conflict would disrupt the world’s energy supplies.
Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor, talks with Jen Psaki about the awkwardness of the Trump administration trying to distance itself from Israel's attack on Iran, and what it means about Donald Trump's status that Israel's attack came while Trump was attempting to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran.
Hossein Salami, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Israel's strikes early on Friday, the most senior Iranian leader to die in the attacks. Salami, who was 65,