The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

In this virtual event, Atlantic reporters will discuss the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Trump administration’s ...

The president's weekend address following initial strikes in Iran offered forceful nationalist rhetoric but little actual ...

A map created by the CBS News data team shows the strike locations across Iran, including the capital and the site of a major ...

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic ...

For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — has killed and maimed American citizens and ...

The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and set off a furious Iranian response.

In 1984, Iraq initiated the “tanker war” with Iran when its air force attacked oil tankers bound for Iranian ports. The tanker war continued for years, and eventually involved the US Navy when, on May ...

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the attacks as the “culmination of months, and in some cases, years, of deliberate planning and refinement.” ...

Why are Trump and Israel attacking Iran? Answers are complex, but this timeline of U.S.-Iran relations offers some context.

On February 28, 2026, the Middle East witnessed one of the most dramatic escalations in recent history when the United States ...

May-June 2025: Tensions built in the weeks and days leading up to the attack, with the international community condemning ...