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An insider's look at Iran's presidential election
CBS News' Seyed Bathaei explains Iranian voters' options and motivations as 2 presidential candidates head for a decisive run-off election round.
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CBS News' Seyed Bathaei explains Iranian voters' options and motivations as 2 presidential candidates head for a decisive run-off election round.
Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili are headed to a runoff presidential election on Friday to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
Iranians are voting to elect a new president after their last was killed in a plane crash, but many said they wouldn't bother taking part.
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, but his death is unlikely to spark any political crisis. Here's what happens next.
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed on a mountainside in dense fog, state media say.
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
Neither Iran's leaders nor its people appear fearful of an imminent Israeli counterstrike, but they all know the real risks of a war.
Details emerge of Iran's unprecedented direct attack on Israel, and how it was largely thwarted by the U.S. ally's defenses.
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
Americans in Israel have been warned to limit their travel as U.S. officials say Iran is expected to launch an attack on the country as soon as Friday.
The Iranians are now believed to be planning a retaliatory attack with a swarm of Shahed loitering drones and cruise missiles, according to U.S. officials.
London police say 3 people linked to the stabbing of an Iran International journalist managed to fly out of Heathrow just hours after the attack.
Iran said it would respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished its consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus and killed seven, including two Iranian generals.
A Syrian war monitor says Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers near Aleppo have killed 44 people.
Iran has held its first parliamentary election since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott.
An Iran-backed militia says it hit a base in Syria, killing U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters amid a high-stakes exchange of fire being fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.
The U.S. is planning to strike Iran-backed groups, and Iranian personnel, in Iraq and Syria, and while some Iranians are nervous, their leaders remain defiant.
There are about 40 militant groups backed by Iran in the region, including one that claimed the deadly drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan.
4 men convicted in Iran of plotting with Israeli intelligence to sabotage a weapons factory have been executed, state media say.
The U.S. warning about the Jan. 3 ISIS' terrorist strike was delivered over a week before dual suicide bombings took place.
Pakistan says it attacked "terrorist hideouts" in neighboring Iran, as tension between the two countries, and across the Mideast, soars.
Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much wider conflict.
As the U.S. strikes the Houthis and seizes more weapons from Iran bound for the Yemeni rebels, Qatar says focusing on the Red Sea attacks is "not treating the real issue."
Iran's navy says it's seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was recently involved in a diplomatic dispute with the U.S., as tension soars in the vital Mideast shipping lanes.
Emergency services were immediately deployed, but the operation entered a "recovery phase" on Wednesday, officials said.
The attack prompted President Zelensky to call on allies to help bolster air defences and provide more long-range weapons to thwart Russia
The law, which criminalizes marrying any girl who is under 18 years old, is being celebrated widely.
After 14 years of Conservative party rule, U.K. voters look set to choose a different path. Here's how the election works and what the polls show.
Marianne Smyth was arrested in Maine and is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from victims in Northern Ireland.
Transgender middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the Paris Olympics after winning the women's 1,500-meter final at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday.
Taiwan dispatched two vessels to rescue the fishing boat, which had six people aboard, but they were blocked by the Chinese coast guard, officials said.
British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby is already serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill others.
The U.S. military has raised the security protection measures it is taking at its bases throughout Europe.
United says it's using AI to power the effort to keep customers apprised of factors affecting flight status.
After nearly two years apart, Marines Dalton Stone and Isaac Weissand have finally reunited with their beloved K-9 partners, Aida and Poker. Their bond formed through service and companionship.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
Ahead of July 4, here are the states where fireworks sales are legal, where they're illegal and where various restrictions apply.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
United says it's using AI to power the effort to keep customers apprised of factors affecting flight status.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
With meteorologists predicting an above normal hurricane season, here's what residential construction experts say you can do to harden your home.
About half of Americans believe anyone can achieve success in the United States through hard work and determination.
One Pennsylvania election official is warning of how high turnover among experienced election workers could cause some problems in the 2024 presidential election
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
After 14 years of Conservative party rule, U.K. voters look set to choose a different path. Here's how the election works and what the polls show.
The Supreme Court ended its term with a flurry of massive decisions on guns, abortion, federal regulatory power and the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban.
Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.
New research is comparing the weight changes of patients taking different types of popular antidepressants.
FDA approval of the new Alzheimer's treatment, which will be branded as Kisunla, follows years of setbacks.
Emergency services were immediately deployed, but the operation entered a "recovery phase" on Wednesday, officials said.
The attack prompted President Zelensky to call on allies to help bolster air defences and provide more long-range weapons to thwart Russia
The law, which criminalizes marrying any girl who is under 18 years old, is being celebrated widely.
After 14 years of Conservative party rule, U.K. voters look set to choose a different path. Here's how the election works and what the polls show.
Marianne Smyth was arrested in Maine and is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from victims in Northern Ireland.
Broadway performer Robert Hartwell joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new show, "Breaking New Ground," which chronicles his two-year journey to renovate a 200-year-old home in Massachusetts.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
Beyond his comeback in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," Eddie Murphy gets candid with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about fatherhood, his passion for music and what a return to the stage could look like
More than half of U.S. car dealerships are still struggling with a cyberattack that crippled a key software system, hampering their ability to sell cars. J.D. Power estimates the attack may have caused June retail sales to drop more than 5% compared to last year.
American car dealers could lose nearly $1 billion due to an ongoing cyberattack on software provider CDK Global. Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer of Mandiant Consulting, the security consulting organization of Google Cloud, joins CBS News to discuss how the hack is crippling operations, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The meme-stock investor bought more than 9 million shares of the online pet supply company, causing its stock to surge.
This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history.
A global shift in the way the world produces energy has started. According to the International Energy Agency, the world will spend twice as much on clean energy in 2024, including solar, wind and nuclear, as it will on fossil fuels. John Dickerson explains.
The U.S. Army is searching for ways to keep soldiers cool as they face dangerously high temperatures in the field. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter caught up with the solutions being tested.
The United States is now the world's leading exporter of liquified natural gas, or LNG, after the country tripled its output in the past six years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Some environmentalists say this is defeating the Biden administration's goals of weaning us off fossil fuels to avert climate change-driven catastrophe in the future.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
Scientists are racing to figure out what's causing strange behavior and even deaths among fish, including the endangered sawfish. The phenomenon started in the Florida Keys, but has been seen as far north as Tampa.
Marianne Smyth was arrested in Maine and is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from victims in Northern Ireland.
Judge Juan Merchan has delayed the sentencing in Donald Trump's New York criminal case until September after the former president's lawyers argued his conviction should be overturned based on the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
Sen. Bob Menendez's sister, Caridad Gonzalez, testified on behalf of the defense in the bribery trial against the Democrat from New Jersey. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby is already serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill others.
Following a CBS News investigation into police departments selling or trading in service weapons that were later used in crimes, the department profiled is changing its policy.
Boeing Starliner commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams will remain aboard the International Space Station as NASA awaits more technical results before the capsule returns to Earth. CBS News space Analyst Bill Harwood reports.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The latest GOES satellite will play a critical role in tracking hurricanes and other dangerous storms across North America.
China's Chang'e 6 is the first craft ever to collect soil and rock samples from the side of the moon that faces away from Earth into space.
NASA has again postponed the troubled Boeing Starliner's trip home from the International Space Station as crews assess a series of helium leaks. Those leaks had also delayed the first crewed launch of the ship multiple times. Mark Strassmann reports.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
A wildfire north of Sacramento, California, fueled by oppressively high temperatures has burned more than 2,000 acres. It's one of multiple wildfires the state is fighting. CBS News Sacramento reporter Rachel Wulff has more.
Health officials in the Florida Keys have issued a dengue fever alert after two cases were found to be locally contracted. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of a heightened risk of infections in the U.S. More than 240 travel-related cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported in Florida this year. Residents are being urged to use insect repellent and drain standing water.
AAA says 70.9 million people will be traveling at least 50 miles this week for the Fourth of July, with 60 million moving by car. CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt has a look at the situation for flyers from Logan International Airport.
Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, reveals first on "CBS Mornings" that CPKC Stadium, the world's first purpose-built stadium for a women's professional team, will host the 2024 NWSL Championship on Saturday, Nov. 23. This will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
Broadway performer Robert Hartwell joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new show, "Breaking New Ground," which chronicles his two-year journey to renovate a 200-year-old home in Massachusetts.