Trump, Putin Discuss Iran War; New Hard-line Leader, US Casualties, Tehran Rocked
Trump, Putin Discuss Iran War; New Hard-line Leader, US Casualties, Tehran Rocked
- •US President Trump and Russian President Putin discussed the Iran war and other issues in a "frank and businesslike" hour-long call.
- •Conflict escalates: Heavy US/Israeli bombardment of Iran, Iran attacks Israel/Gulf, Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon, rockets fired into Israel.
- •Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's new hard-line Supreme Leader, now controls armed forces and nuclear program.
- •Seventh US service member killed in Iran war; new footage suggests US military struck Iranian school, killing 165, mostly children.
- •Trump claims war prevents Iran's nuclear weapons, benefits other nations, and that Iran would have attacked US within a week.