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Trump announces air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has completed a “very successful attack” on nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

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Trump announces air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has completed a “very successful attack” on nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

00:38 - Source: CNN

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Hear from Americans still trying to leave Israel

Commercial airlines have, for days now, halted all flights in and out of Israel due to the ongoing conflict with Iran. CNN spoke to multiple Americans in central Israel who are still struggling to leave the country.

01:05 - Source: CNN

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Mahmoud Khalil met with cheers at airport in New Jersey

A crowd erupted into cheers for Mahmoud Khalil, his wife and child as they arrived at Newark Airport on Saturday following Khalil’s released on bail from a Louisiana ICE detention center, more than three months after he was arrested outside his apartment on Columbia University’s campus. CNN’s Gloria Pazmino was at the airport for his arrival, which included the presence of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

00:40 - Source: CNN

A video posted to social media showed a hot air balloon catching fire in the sky before plummeting to the ground in Brazil on Saturday. Eight of the 21 people on board died in the incident, according to the local governor.

Eight die in hot air balloon accident in Brazil

A video posted to social media showed a hot air balloon catching fire in the sky before plummeting to the ground in Brazil. Eight of the 21 people on board died in the incident, according to the local governor.

00:23 - Source: CNN

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Why Fareed Zakaria thinks Trump has ‘FOMO' foreign policy

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria analyzes what may be motivating President Trump’s foreign policy: a fear of missing out.

00:44 - Source: CNN

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Anderson Cooper reports from a bomb shelter in Israel

CNN’s Anderson Cooper reports from a bomb shelter in the basement of a hotel in Tel Aviv as Iran fires another round of missiles at Israel.

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Aftermath of Iranian strike on Haifa

CNN's Nic Robertson shows the aftermath of an Iranian strike on Haifa, Israel, less than an hour after it made impact. The strike wounded at least 17 people according to Israeli national emergency service MDA.

00:48 - Source: CNN

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Iran’s foreign minister responds to Trump’s call for negotiations

After President Trump opened a two-week negotiating window before he decides whether to strike Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country is not seeking negotiations with the United States.

00:16 - Source: CNN

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Iranian missile strikes major Israeli medical center

CNN's International Diplomatic Editor, Nic Robertson, reports from Beer Sheva, Israel, where a hospital was struck during an Iranian attack. Iran said it was targeting an Israeli intelligence and command center “near a hospital.” There have been no reported deaths from the strike.

01:04 - Source: CNN

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Israel's defense minister: Khamenei cannot 'continue to exist'

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cannot be allowed to “continue to exist,” after an Israeli hospital was struck by an Iranian missile on Thursday.

00:13 - Source: CNN

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CNN correspondent reports on the ground in Tehran

Air defense systems had been activated over Tehran overnight, according to a Telegram post from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports on the scene.

01:41 - Source: CNN

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Iran’s capital city of Tehran and is the first western journalist to enter the country since its conflict with Israel started. Hear his first impressions and what he’s witnessed as he journeyed across Iran.

CNN on the ground in Tehran

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Iran’s capital city of Tehran and is the first western journalist to enter the country since its conflict with Israel started. Hear his first impressions and what he’s witnessed as he journeyed across Iran.

01:28 - Source: CNN

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Trump says decision on Iran will come down to the last second

CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks President Trump if he has made a final decision on whether to intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict.

01:12 - Source: CNN

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This is how the US could get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on how the US could get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran while the countries continue trading strikes for a sixth day, with civilians in flashpoint areas facing waves of attacks.

02:14 - Source: CNN

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Trump open to assisting Israel in conflict with Iran

CNN's Kaitlan Collins gives the latest reporting on the White House debating whether to intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict.

00:58 - Source: CNN

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Woman gives birth to triplets in underground Israeli hospital

A woman gave birth to triplets Monday in Israel’s Rambam hospital, one of several in the country that have moved some operations underground as Iranian strikes hit the city of Haifa this week, according to Reuters.

00:44 - Source: CNN

As Israeli strikes zeroed in on Iran's capital city of Tehran, CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Tel Aviv some of the messages she's received from residents in Iran offering a glimpse into the daily anxieties of living in a country faced with an ever-escalating conflict in the sky.

What Iranian residents are texting to CNN as strikes hit

As Israeli strikes zeroed in on Iran's capital city of Tehran, CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Tel Aviv some of the messages she's received from residents in Iran offering a glimpse into the daily anxieties of living in a country faced with an ever-escalating conflict in the sky.

01:33 - Source: CNN

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Trump disputes intel chief Tulsi Gabbard on Iran

President Donald Trump disputed his own director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on how developed Iran's nuclear capabilities are and said Iran was on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon when Israel struck in recent days.

00:26 - Source: CNN

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Trump tells CNN reporter why he left G7

As President Donald Trump returns to the United States after leaving the G7 summit early, he took questions from journalists aboard Air Force One. Watch his answer to CNN's Chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins' question on why he left early.

00:44 - Source: CNN

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Trump slams Macron's comment on why he had to leave G7 summit early

US President Donald Trump called out French President Emmanuel Macron over his counterpart's suggestion that he left the G7 summit to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. "He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

00:35 - Source: CNN

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Kaitlan Collins explains why Trump left G7 summit early

President Donald Trump is heading back early to Washington from the G7 summit in Canada, as the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fifth day. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports on the escalating attacks between the two sides and Trump's warning to civilians in Tehran.

00:55 - Source: CNN

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Ex-Israeli Defense Minister’s message to Trump

Benny Gantz, Chairman of Israel's National Unity Party, and the former Minister of Defense speaks to CNN’s Anderson Cooper following Israel’s attack on Iran.

01:08 - Source: CNN

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Video shows Pakistani students returning home from Tehran

Hundreds of Pakistani students who left their studies in Tehran amid daily strikes on the city by Israel, have crossed back into Pakistan, a local official told CNN.

00:28 - Source: CNN

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CNN team sees strike damage in Tel Aviv

Residents in Tel Aviv, Israel, are reeling after another round of Iranian strikes on the city overnight. CNN’s International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson visits a street in the center of the city where buildings were severely damaged and windows blown out by Iranian missiles.

01:28 - Source: CNN

It’s key to Iran's nuclear program: the Fordow plant - in a mountain lair where hundreds of centrifuges, hidden possibly 90 meters underground, enrich uranium to 60%. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains what we know about the key site in Israel’s crosshairs.

What we know about Iran’s key nuclear site

It’s key to Iran's nuclear program: the Fordow plant - in a mountain lair where hundreds of centrifuges, hidden possibly 90 meters underground, enrich uranium to 60%. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains what we know about the key site in Israel’s crosshairs.

01:00 - Source: CNN

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CNN asks Israeli official about plans to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells CNN's Bianna Golodryga that it's up to the "free world" to eliminate Iran's nuclear program.

01:14 - Source: CNN

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Trump slams G7 for kicking out Russia

President Donald Trump kicked off his visit to the G7 summit in Canada by criticizing nations for kicking out Russia eleven years ago.

00:36 - Source: CNN

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Shipping industry navigates Trump's trade war

CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout gets exclusive access on board a US-bound container ship in Hong Kong's port, the frontlines of China's “export rush” chaos as the clock ticks down on a 90-day pause on US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods.

01:11 - Source: CNN

The studio complex of Iran’s state news channel IRINN was struck by Israel on Monday, according to the country’s state news agency. A loud explosion was heard while an anchor was presenting live on air, according to a live feed.

Iranian state television says it was attacked by Israel

The studio complex of Iran’s state news channel IRINN was struck by Israel on Monday, according to the country’s state news agency. A loud explosion was heard while an anchor was presenting live on air, according to a live feed.

00:19 - Source: CNN