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CBS News live updates report Iran's IRGC warning that any new U.S. assault would expand the war's geography and weapons, alongside President Trump saying he is deciding among options including wiping Iran out, economic pressure, or a deal. The piece also covers Middle East diplomatic meetings and U.S. embassy security alerts.
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A report says Trump initially rejected Saudi Arabia's request to strike Houthi rebels, then ordered airstrike preparations after a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and later pulled back as targets were ready. The article also notes Houthi assurances to Trump and ongoing Saudi-Houthi fighting in Yemen.
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Kenneth Hay, a D-Day veteran who survived capture and a forced march as a prisoner of war, has died at 101. The article recounts his wartime service, liberation, and later work educating schoolchildren about World War Two.
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Six months into the U.S.-Iran war, the article argues the central question is who truly governs Iran, suggesting the IRGC has become the state's real center of gravity. It portrays the clerical regime as coercive and terrorism-linked and says Washington should prepare for a post-regime future, highlighting Reza Pahlavi's push for secular democratic transition.
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The article previews the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level week, noting Guterres’ final session and expected addresses by Trump, Pezeshkian, Zelenskyy, Abbas, Netanyahu, and Rodríguez. It outlines major diplomatic flashpoints including Iran, Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Venezuela, and the race to replace Guterres.
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The editorial criticizes Columbia University for closing College Walk to the public, arguing it avoids confronting disruptive pro-Palestinian protests and harms neighborhood residents, especially the elderly and disabled. It calls on Columbia to restore order and reopen the gates rather than restrict access.
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Oil prices fell for a fourth straight session as improved traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and prospects for renewed diplomacy over the Iran conflict reduced supply risk. Brent and WTI both dropped in early European trading.
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Record diesel prices, driven by disruptions from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, are squeezing farmers during harvest. John Boyd Jr. of the National Black Farmers Association describes paying about $7 a gallon and shifting money from other farm expenses to fuel. He warns many Black farmers are at risk and says the administration has offered no help.
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An explosion inside the DMZ injured three South Korean military officers during an operation near the inter-Korean border. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the cause was unclear, while noting North Korea has recently added mines and fortifications. The officers were hospitalized, with two airlifted from the site.
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Andy Burnham is preparing for a potentially tense first meeting with Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly, amid transatlantic tensions over Iran, Russia, the Falklands, Irish unification, and AI. Trump is expected to use his UN speech to criticize allies who have not helped with the Iran war or reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Western spy chiefs warn that Russia could test NATO with a drone or missile attack within months, not years. The report also notes Putin's party is set for a landslide in a wartime election widely seen as a sham, amid EU concerns over Russian hybrid attacks and sabotage.
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Shipping data shows a sharp decline in vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Middle East tensions and a US-Iran stalemate. Saudi crude exports have partially recovered by routing more oil through Hormuz after Houthi attacks disrupted the East-West pipeline.