US, Israel attack Iran

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Democrats, Some Republicans Want Quick War Powers Vote

Pressure for debate was building before the attack on Iran

(Newser) - The congressional vote on a war powers resolution scheduled for next week may be mostly symbolic, but the issue gained urgency after the US attacked Iran on Saturday, and the outcome will serve as a referendum on President Trump's actions. Bipartisan efforts to have the House and Senate take...

UN Chief Denounces Strikes, Warns of a 'Wider Conflict'

Russia demands US, Iran return to negotiating

(Newser) - The United Nations chief condemned the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations "to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink." Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Saturday that everything must be...

Trump: 'One of the Most Evil People in History' Is Dead

President calls Ali Khamenei's death 'justice'

(Newser) - President Trump announced on Saturday that the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel have killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation's supreme leader for nearly four decades. "Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The killing could...

Coalition Kicks Off Protests Across US Against Attack

Crowd gathers near White House, and more demonstrations are scheduled for Sunday

(Newser) - A network of activist groups is organizing nationwide demonstrations this weekend in response to US and Israeli military strikes on Iran . The Action Coalition, which includes the Palestinian Youth Movement, Democratic Socialists of America, Code Pink, and the People's Forum, said it is coordinating "emergency protests" in dozens of...

Strikes Have 'Paralyzed' Iran's Intelligence Agency

Senior commanders have been killed, Western official says

(Newser) - Iran's intelligence nerve center evidently has been hit hard in the US-Israel bombardment of Tehran. The Washington Post , citing a senior Western security official, reports that weekend airstrikes on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security killed at least four senior figures, including the heads of counterterrorism and counterintelligence,...

After Iran Retaliates, Euro Chiefs Demand New US Negotiations

Statement by Macron, Merz, Starmer didn't mention earlier strikes by US, Israel on Iran

(Newser) - Britain, France, and Germany on Saturday called for a resumption of US-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They didn't comment on earlier US and Israeli attacks on Iran , per the AP . UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich...

Iran: 'Operation Epic Fury' Kills Dozens at Girls School

Reported strike comes amid wider US-Israeli attacks against Iran, Iran's retaliatory moves

(Newser) - A girls elementary school in southern Iran was hit in a Saturday airstrike that local officials say killed at least 63 students, as US-Israeli attacks on the country, deemed "Operation Epic Fury," widened. The Middle East Eye reports that the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the...

World Leaders React to US-Israel Attack on Iran

Nations voice concern as some back strikes, others condemn escalation

(Newser) - World leaders are lining up to assess, condemn, or cautiously back US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow. What some are saying as updates continue to trickle out of the region, per CNN , Reuters , and the New York Times :
  • Antonio Costa, president
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Arab Nations Fend Off Iran Missiles After US-Israel Strikes

A civilian is dead in UAE, while Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan also report intercepting Iranian missiles

(Newser) - One person is dead in the United Arab Emirates after Iranian ballistic missiles rained down on Saturday, Emirati officials say. State media reports that the civilian was killed by falling debris from missiles the UAE says it intercepted, per the Wall Street Journal . The explosions were heard in both Dubai,...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

Trump: US Has Begun 'Major Combat Operations' in Iran

Trump, Netanyahu call for regime change

(Newser) - The US and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital. President Trump said in a video posted on social media that...

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