It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran. “I have to be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader, President Donald Trump said on March 5, 2026.

The war in Iran, which began on Feb. 28, has resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader and over 1,500 people in the Middle East. President Trump said the war would be over "soon," but not within ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending the dignified ...

War is a tragedy, costing lives and livelihoods. But can it also be good for an economy? That question might seem coldhearted. But as fuel prices soar and shipping bottlenecks create shortages in the ...

The fighting is raising energy prices, hitting farmers and reshaping geopolitics. We look at the ripple effects worldwide. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. The war in Iran is not a world ...

The first week of President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran have cost American taxpayers over $6 billion, according to Pentagon sources cited by The New York Times—as other sources place ...

CBS News asked its reporters and editors to gauge the local mood in foreign capital cities as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now nearing the two-week mark, leaves energy and stock markets in turmoil.

A police officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 10, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Since American and Israeli airstrikes started a war with Iran, almost ...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Wednesday he believes the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has been "effective" and is moving toward an "appropriate outcome." "I think, overall, what's ...

Despite the scale of its military assault on Iran, the Trump administration’s reasons for entering into war have been inconsistent and vague, from regime change to the destruction of nuclear weapons, ...

When a war begins, our emotions often overtake our ability to analyze and judge. That is a problem not only for those who wage war, engaging either directly as combatants or indirectly as senior ...

Shell gas station in San Francisco, California, showing gas prices, with Regular fuel priced at $6.50 per gallon, on March 12, 2026. Shell gas station in San Francisco, California, showing gas prices, ...