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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Arab states in the Persian Gulf tried to prevent a US-Israeli strike on Iran. Now, as Tehran retaliates, their own territories are under fire. Iran’s neighbors have spent decades preparing for a potential attack. But the ferocity of Tehran’s retaliation has left both governments and people of the region

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — In any other year, it would be almost impossible to move through Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Costumed children and adults flood the streets, and music blasts from rooftop parties as residents party until dawn. It’s a holiday in which Tel Aviv,

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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Days after the US and Israel first launched strikes against Iran, the conflict is widening by the hour, drawing in other countries across the region, sparking fears for the global economy and leaving thousands of travelers stranded. Israel launched simultaneous strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday morning, targeting

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By Haley Britzky, Helen Regan, Eyad Kourdi, Isaac Yee, Teele Rebane, Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Three US fighter jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday due to an “apparent friendly fire incident,” the US military said in a statement. Kuwaiti air defenses accidentally shot the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets down late Sunday evening ET

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Washington assembled its largest force and some of its most powerful weaponry in the Middle East in decades. President Donald Trump had warned the US was “locked and loaded” – and Saturday’s strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader gave that force a destructive

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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel has created a power vacuum in the core of the Iranian regime and sparked the complex process of finding his successor. The Islamic Republic has only replaced its supreme leader once since it swept to power nearly

By Kara Fox, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history. As Israel continues its attacks on Iran amid Tehran’s vow to avenge Khamenei’s death, people across

By Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español (CNN) — In 2021, Héctor Daniel Flores Hernández was reported missing. Two years later, his father, Héctor Flores, saw his son’s image speak again. In a video generated through artificial intelligence technology, which digitally animated a still image and gave it a synthesized voice, the figure of Héctor Daniel

By Renée Rigdon, Hanna Ziady, Auzinea Bacon, CNN Oil futures surged Monday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran over the weekend, with the conflict spilling over into the wider Middle East region. US crude jumped 7.5%. Brent crude, the international benchmark, spiked 6.2% to trade at around $77 a barrel, having