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Wednesday, March 04, 2026 10:06 AM ET

CBS News - World

Hegseth says U.S. torpedo sank an Iranian warship as military campaign ramps up -- In Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's second news briefing since the start of the Iran war, Hegseth said the U.S. had sunk an enemy ship by a torpedo for the first time since World War II.

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Hegseth says U.S. "just getting started" as Iran war spreads -- The U.S. is "accelerating, not decelerating" war on Iran, Hegseth says, as strikes intensify in the region and reach 1,000 miles away.

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Senate to vote on reining in Trump's war powers amid Iran campaign -- The measure, which would block President Trump from further military force against Iran, appears poised to fall short of the simple majority needed to advance in the Senate.

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Americans trying to evacuate Middle East frustrated with government response -- The U.S. Department of State has urged Americans to leave 14 countries​ across the Middle East amid the widening Iran war​, but most flights have been canceled.

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Pentagon releases names of first U.S. service members killed in Iran war -- Six American service members have been killed in the U.S.-Iran conflict, U.S. Central Command said.

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Most say Trump admin. still hasn't explained Iran goals, CBS News poll finds -- Many see the Iran conflict lasting at least months. A majority oppose it, and more say it makes the U.S. less safe.

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Witkoff: Iran said it had enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear bombs -- President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News that Iranian negotiators said Iran had the "inalienable right to enrich all their nuclear fuel."

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Beijing braces for economic impact as Iran war threatens Chinese oil -- China is the largest importer of energy in the world, and the disruption to oil imports caused by the conflict could be a potential Achilles' heel for Beijing.

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Amazon says drones hit 3 of its Middle East data centers -- Drones struck two facilities in the United Arab Emirates directly, and damaged a data center in Bahrain, Amazon said. -- Mar 3

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Stocks set to slide as investors focus on the Iran war's impact on oil -- Airline stocks were among Monday's biggest losers, and their declines are poised to continue on Tuesday, data shows. -- Mar 3

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Americans urged to leave 14 Middle East countries amid Iran war -- The State Department urged Americans to "depart now" from countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Crocodile found near family's home - 1,200 miles from its habitat -- Authorities were initially skeptical of the reported find but had caught the elusive reptile by Sunday night. -- Mar 3

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Powerful cartel boss "El Mencho" is buried in golden casket in Mexico -- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes' killing set off retaliatory violence by the cartel, killing more than 70 people. -- Mar 3

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Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens -- Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.

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Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here's what Trump has said. -- President Trump on Monday listed four reasons why the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, initiating what he said he expects to be a weeks-long war.

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