Analysts: Iran Destabilization Could Have Global Fallout
With the United States and Israel stepping up armed actions against Iran, analysts warn the situation could become one of the most consequential Middle East crises in generations.
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Trump: Strikes Could Push Iran Toward Diplomacy
CBS News Chief Washington Analyst Robert Costa spoke with President Trump by phone Saturday. The president said he was somewhat surprised that Iran’s retaliatory actions have been more limited than the United States and...
Admiral Predicts At Least Two Weeks of Strikes on Iran
Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery and Marine veteran Elliot Ackerman reviewed U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran, laying out what they see as the opening moves and the campaign likely to follow.
Trump: Khamenei's Death Makes Diplomacy 'Much Easier Now'
President Trump told CBS News on Saturday evening that he believes U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been effective and could open a path to diplomacy.
Supreme Leader Khamenei Reportedly Killed in U.S.-Israel Strikes
Updated Feb. 28, 2026 — By Elizabeth Palmer Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported killed after a large-scale U.S. and Israeli military operation on Saturday, U.S. and Israeli officials said, and...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran’s Most Powerful Leader
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei served as Iran’s supreme leader and was the country’s most powerful political figure, holding ultimate authority over foreign policy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and major...
60 Minutes: A History of U.S.–Iran Coverage
A sudden, wide-ranging attack by the United States and Israel this weekend dramatically raised the prospect of a broader regional war. In announcing the strikes, President Donald Trump vowed to crush Iran’s military...
U.S. Officials Say Iran Prepared Possible Preemptive Missile Attack
President Trump announced on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader has died, calling him "one of the most evil people in history." Senior administration officials told CBS News the United States moved now because it...
Map of Strikes Across Iran and Isfahan Nuclear Site
By Stephen Smith, Managing Editor Updated: February 28, 2026 / 8:30 PM EST / CBS News U.S. and Israeli forces carried out a large-scale attack on Iran on Saturday. President Trump described the operation as intended to...
Did Trump ignite a wider Middle East conflict?
Overview Margaret Brennan, moderator of Face the Nation, warned that recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s follow-on attacks risk turning a limited operation into a broader regional war. A sequence of strikes...
Leadership Change and Strikes After Khamenei's Death
Iran’s Guardian Council announced on Sunday that it selected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to join a three-person temporary leadership council formed to run the country following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei....
Trump Says Iran's Top Leadership 'Mostly Gone' After Strikes
President Donald Trump told NBC News in a phone interview Saturday that U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of other senior officials. “The people that make all the...