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Israel and Iran have agreed to a complete and total ceasefire, set to begin in approximately six hours, President Donald Trump announced social media.
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Iran launched missiles at al-Udeid Air Base Monday. Qatar said it intercepted the strike and the Pentagon said it was not aware of any U.S. casualties.
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It remained to be seen whether the attack would ignite a regional war or provide the U.S. and Iran with an off-ramp from their intensifying confrontation.
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U.S. aircraft attacked three facilities in Iran related to the country's nuclear program on Saturday.
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In the most ambitious U.S. stealth strike in decades, seven B-2 bombers flew 7,000 miles to Iran to drop 30,000-pound bunker-busters on buried nuclear sites.
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The U.S. entered Israel's war against Iran over the weekend, dropping bombs and firing missiles on three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities. We hear from some experts on whether they think the attacks were successful in damaging or destroying Iran's ability to make a nuclear weapon.
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long had sights on attacking Iran but until recently that ambition seemed to be sidelined by President Trump. Now Netanyahu's basking in the moment after the U.S. joined in on the war against Iran.
For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
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President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities without first consulting Congress has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers who say the move bypasses their constitutional authority to declare war.
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President Trump thanks Iran for giving early notice of a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar as he reports there were no casualties from the attack. The strike comes in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. NBC News correspondents Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Keir Simmons, Tom Winter and Andrea Mitchell and retired General Joseph Votel analyze the ongoing conflict.
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 Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around 20 per cent of the oil and gas consumed globally flows.
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The amount of damage the targeted sites of Iran's nuclear program sustained may be unclear, based on conflicting statements from officials and experts.
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Some lawmakers have called Trump's strikes on Iran "unconstitutional" - so did he have the authority to order them?
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Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. bombings of its nuclear facilities over the weekend. The narrow waterway is a vital pathway for world energy supplies.
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Experts looking at satellite images of Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz give a first damage assessment
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Trump's unlawful strikes on Iran have laid bare the absence of any effective legal constraints on a U.S. president to use deadly force in the world.
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Airlines diverted flights in the Middle East on Monday after Iran's armed forces said the country launched a missile strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar.
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The Middle East is on high alert following the U.S. strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend, with families at many military bases in the area being sent home and some airlines even canceling routes in the region over concerns of retaliation. NBC's Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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Also, a heat wave grips the eastern U.S. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.
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The ceasefire announcement comes on the heels of a retaliatory strike from Iran on a U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday.
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The latest barrage hit a notorious prison in Iran and a building near a humanitarian aid facility.
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The majority of Americans are concerned about heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S., a poll finds.
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The decision to close the waterway now rests with the country's national security council.
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While foreign wars may expose autocratic fragility, they rarely create the conditions necessary for democratic change.
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Further disruptions to global supply highlight urgent need for Europe to diversify energy sources
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. attacked three sites in Iran related to the country's nuclear program.
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