Americans stranded for days in the Middle East are beginning to return home, with the first direct commercial flight from the UAE landing at New York’s JFK Airport. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports.
Americans stranded for days in the Middle East are beginning to return home, with the first direct commercial flight from the UAE landing at New York’s JFK Airport. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports.Americans stranded for days in the Middle East are beginning to return home, with the first direct commercial flight from the UAE landing at New York’s JFK Airport.
CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports.CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Tehran, where heavy airstrikes struck just before dawn. CNN is the first US network allowed into the country since the start of the war, operating in Iran only with government permission.After a strike destroyed an infamous morality police center in Tehran, CNN's Jomana Karadsheh spoke to Iranians who had been victim to the harsh treatment at the compound.CNN’s team in Iran captured videos of smoke billowing up in the skies on Friday amid reports of overnight bombardments in Tehran. Another video widely circulated on Iranian social media shows intense explosions over Tehran in the early hours of Friday.CNN's Erin Burnett talks to retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner who says he was"appalled" by the lack of assistance for Americans trying to leave the region.Analysts estimate the war against Iran is costing American taxpayers more than $890 million a day, based on known military operations and congressional cost estimates. The spending covers air and naval operations, ground forces, weapons systems and missile interceptions, with the early phase of the conflict proving the most expensive. Experts warn the total cost could rise sharply if the conflict continues or expands to include US ground troops. CNN’s Tom Foreman reports.Even as some European leaders question the war, countries are moving to protect assets in the region. France is sending an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean and Italy plans to deploy air-defense systems to Gulf states.With US and Israeli airstrikes reshaping Iran by the day, getting voices from inside the country has been nearly impossible, but some Iranians have sent CNN voice memos despite sweeping internet and communication blackouts.President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Iran has reached out in hopes of working out a deal to end the war. CNN reported Wednesday that Iranian intelligence has sent word to the United States it could be prepared to open talks on how to end the war, according to people familiar with the indirect messages, but US officials say there are no negotiations underway and that potential “off-ramps” are unlikely to materialize in the near term.CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks to former chairman of the joint chief of staff Admiral Mike Mullen about the inventory of US missiles while it continues to be at war with Iran.CNN's Matthew Chance was forced to escape a southern Beirut neighborhood as the Israeli military warned of an airstrike while he was reporting from the area. The warning came just minutes after he joined Hezbollah for a tour of the pro-Iranian militia's stronghold.Iran may not possess the same military arsenal as the United States and Israel, but it is employing asymmetric warfare strategies to counter their superior military power. CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton explains.Everyone is watching to see whether Kurdish fighters will launch a ground offensive into western Iran. So, who are the Kurds?CNN’s Erin Burnett reports on one woman’s emotional decision to leave Dubai as the Iran conflict continues to unfold.The White House is facing criticism for a video posted to X on Wednesday that mixed “Call of Duty” game footage with clips of American missile strikes inside Iran. CNN's Brian Stelter reports.
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