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As Iran Escalates, Drones Hit US Embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait

US closes both embassies

(Newser) - Two drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday, sparking a small fire and modest damage but no reported injuries, Saudi officials said . The attack followed a similar Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Kuwait, reports the Guardian , and led to the closure of both embassies, per...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

Strait of Hormuz Showdown Could Be a 'Historic' One

Traffic through key waterway has ground to a halt, with higher oil prices looming

(Newser) - Oil tankers are all but sidelined in one of the world's most important energy conduits. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged since US and Israeli strikes began on Iran , as ship operators steer clear of the narrow passage that usually carries about a fifth of the world'...

State Department: Americans Should Leave 14 Countries Now

List includes Israel, Iran, Egypt

(Newser) - The State Department urged Monday that all US citizens leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries amid the war in Iran. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar posted on X that Americans should "DEPART NOW" via commercial transportation and to call the State Department for...

Rubio: We Have a Plan to Counter Oil Price Spike

Officials to roll out phased response as Iran tensions escalate, he says

(Newser) - Washington says it has a playbook ready as oil prices jump amid the US-Iran conflict, Politico reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration will start rolling out a plan Tuesday aimed at easing the spike in crude prices that followed US strikes on Iran and retaliatory...

US Death Toll in Iran Conflict Rises to 6

First US combat deaths in Operation Epic Fury confirmed

(Newser) - The US death toll from the US-Iran conflict has risen to six, CNN reports. US Central Command on Monday announced the new toll from an Iranian strike on a temporary American operations hub at Kuwait's Shuaiba port after the remains of two previously missing service members were recovered...

'This Is Our Chance Now,' Exiled Crown Prince Says

Shah's son contends Iran's government will crumble

(Newser) - Iran's exiled crown prince says the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opened a door he's been waiting on for nearly five decades. Speaking from Paris, Reza Pahlavi told CBS' 60 Minutes that he believes Iran's ruling system is now "bound to collapse" and that he...

4th US Service Member Dies After Iran Attack

They were wounded in strike that killed 3 others

(Newser) - A military campaign the Pentagon insists won't become another quagmire has claimed a fourth American life. US Central Command said Monday that a service member who was critically injured in Iran's early strikes in "Operation Epic Fury" has died from their wounds, Stars and Stripes reports. Three...

Spain Blocks US Use of Its Bases for Iran Strikes

Madrid cites violations of international law

(Newser) - Spain has slammed the door on US military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran, saying American forces can't use its bases for operations Madrid views as illegal under international law. Spain's foreign minister José Manuel Albares said Sunday that US and Israeli actions were "unilateral" and Spanish...

Pentagon Got Help From Claude in Iran

Military deployed Anthropic AI tool even as it begins severing ties

(Newser) - Claude is still apparently welcome at the Pentagon, at least for now. The military used the AI tool from Anthropic in its attack on Iran over the weekend, according to separate reports in the Wall Street Journal and Axios . The move came hours after President Trump ordered federal agencies to...

After 16-Hour Flights, Planes Were Back Where They Started

Gulf airspace closures force long-haul jets to turn back

(Newser) - If you thought a recent 14-hour flight to nowhere was bad, passengers on two long-haul flights got even longer, 15.5-hour tours to nowhere over the weekend owing to the conflict in Iran. American Airlines and Emirates jets each spent nearly 16 hours in the air before landing right back...

Iran May Have Miscalculated With Its Initial Response

Tehran launched strikes on its neighbors, and the move may backfire

(Newser) - It came as no surprise this weekend when Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel after the joint US-Israeli attack began. But Tehran went well beyond that by striking eight of its neighbors as well. "The apparent calculation was that, by targeting rich Persian Gulf monarchies that hold sway with...

Trump Floats Weeks-Long Military Campaign in Iran

President offers different scenarios on how things might play out

(Newser) - President Trump said in a quick interview on Sunday that the US is prepared to continue the military campaign against Iran for four to five weeks. "It won't be difficult," Trump told the New York Times . "We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have...

Austin Bar Shooter Wore Shirt With Iranian Flag

Officials probe possible terrorism link in Sunday's mass shooting

(Newser) - Authorities are examining whether the man who killed two people and injured 14 others at a packed Austin bar early Sunday was driven by anger over US military action in Iran, according to officials briefed on the case. Police identified the gunman as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized US citizen...

Kuwait Mistakenly Downs 3 US Fighter Jets

Crews are OK after friendly fire incidents

(Newser) - Crews on three US fighter jets escaped serious injury Monday after they were accidentally shot down by allied Kuwaiti forces, reports the Wall Street Journal . All six crew members ejected and were in stable condition, said US Central Command. "Three US F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation...

US Intelligence Did Not Suggest Preemptive Strike From Iran: Sources

Though at least one insists Iran was deemed an imminent threat

(Newser) - Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday that US intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the US, three people familiar with the briefings said, per the AP . The administration officials instead acknowledged there was a more general threat in the...

Oil Prices Surge More Than 8% on Fears of Iran War

Traders eye Hormuz choke point as tankers halt amid strikes

(Newser) - Oil traders jolted awake Sunday night as crude prices leapt more than 8% on fears that a widening US-Iran conflict could choke a crucial energy artery, CNBC reports. By early evening, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up $5.55 at $72.57 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent crude...

France, Germany, UK Have a Warning for Iran

European leaders condemn Tehran's regional strikes, vow protection of allies

(Newser) - France, Germany, and the UK say they're prepared to back strikes that would take out Iran's ability to launch missiles and drones—if it comes to that. In a joint statement, the three governments condemned what they called "indiscriminate and disproportionate" Iranian missile and drone attacks across...

Fishy Polymarket Bets Pay Off After Bombing

And an attorney tells TMZ he overheard four men talking about it in a DC restaurant Friday

(Newser) - TMZ usually sticks to celebrity gossip, but the outlet has an item on Iran that the Pentagon might find interesting. Attorney Mark Geragos tells TMZ that he was at a restaurant near the White House Friday afternoon and overheard four men in business attire talking about how the bombing...

'Am I Dreaming?' Some Iranians Celebrate in Streets

But mourners also emerge in Tehran after death of Khamenei

(Newser) - After Iranian state TV confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the news led to competing public demonstrations of mourning and jubilation in Tehran and other Iranian cities, reports Reuters . State TV showed mourners clad in black, some of them weeping and carrying photos of Khamenei in a...

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