The Middle East is a powder keg after Iran launched nearly 200 missiles toward Israel Wednesday, with the United States vowing "severe consequences" for the action. No deaths in Israel were immediately assessed, and U.S. officials said the missiles aimed at Israel and U.S. Navy ships participating in repelling the attack were largely shot...

The IDF targeted Hamas command centers in Gaza, using precision strikes to minimize civilian risk while addressing immediate threats to Israeli forces.

From the White House situation room, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris monitored Iran's attack on Israel with their national security team. Mr. Biden said Iran's attack "appears to have been defeated," calling it "ineffective." Nancy Cordes reports.

As fears grow over a wider war in the Middle East, Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel Tuesday. The Israeli military said many of them were intercepted by its defense systems, and there were no reports of casualties. Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.

"Iran is fully prepared to take further defensive measures, if necessary," Tehran's UN envoy said in a letter shared with Newsweek.

On October 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a barrage of 181 ballistic missiles against the State of Israel -- retaliation, the government said, for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah the week before. And like its previous attack in April of 2...

Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel, the military said, an attack that came with little advance warning.

Netanyahu: Iran "will pay for it"

The escalation risks a wider war in the Middle East that the Biden administration has worked to avoid.

U.S. forces had a limited role in repelling Irans ballistic missile attack on Israel, which officials called ineffective but a significant escalation.

Influencers linked to former President Donald Trump's MAGA movement appeared to show support for Iran's attack on Israel on Tuesday while also speaking against some in the Republican Party. Among them was Jackson Hinkle, a 24-year-old self-described "American Conservative Marxist-Leninist" with a large online following who posted on X, formerly Twitter: "God bless Iran." Hinkle added that "God wil...

Tehran will face severe consequences for its large-scale missile attack on Israel Tuesday, the White House said, after the United States employed military force to help defend its closest Middle Eastern ally from Iranian fire for the second time in five months. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles fired at Israel late Tuesday, only the sec...

Unlike "Iron Dome," they can bring down high-flying, faster long-range missiles.

Josephine Butler Parks CenterWashington, D.C. 4:42 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  So, today, Iran launched approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in a reckless and brazen attack.  I condemn this attack unequivocally.  I am clear-eyed: Iran is a destabilizing, dangerous force in the Middle East, and today’s attack on Israel only further demonstrates that fact.…

Israel said it will retaliate after Iran launched a major missile attack on Tuesday. The attack marked the latest in escalations in the Middle East, amid concerns tensions in the region could lead to a larger conflict. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.

Iran launched almost 200 missiles at Israel, though Israeli authorities said there were no injuries and scattered damage and fires from falling shrapnel.