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President Trump ramped up his threats against Iran on Tuesday morning, saying “A whole civilization will die tonight” on social media. Meanwhile, the U.S. military struck Iran’s Kharg Island in an overnight attack, a U.S. official confirmed. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Elizabeth Palmer have more.

A member of the Iranian opposition group the MEK, or the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, spoke to CBS News’ Chris Livesay about the ongoing war.

Washington — Vice President JD Vance offered support Tuesday for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán while on a trip to Budapest, while also expressing optimism about negotiations with Iran amid President Trump’s high-stakes deadline for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Meeting with Orbán in Budapest ahead of the prime minister’s reelection bid …

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Retired NASA astronaut on Artemis II and the importance of humans sharing space observations – CBS News Watch CBS News The Artemis II crew is on its way back to Earth after an historic lunar flyby on Monday. CBS News Mark Strassmann has the latest, and retired NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger joins with more.

Trump’s new Iran threat: “A whole civilization will die tonight” – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump posted on social media, saying “a whole civilization will die tonight” in Iran if a deal is not reached on the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi and Elizabeth Palmer report.

GUWAHATI, India, April 7 (Reuters) – At ⁠least ⁠four people were killed, ⁠two of them by police fire, in ​India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, ‌after months of relative ‌calm. Two children from the mostly Hindu Meitei community ⁠were ⁠killed after a bomb exploded in a house in ​the Meitei-dominated Bishnupur district, …

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Before you apply for a home loan, make sure you know what today’s mortgage interest rates look like. jayk7/Getty Images Several recent economic challenges, including the ongoing conflict in Iran, have sent shockwaves through financial markets, and the mortgage rate environment is still sorting through the fallout. The 30-year mortgage rate has held firm above …

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Trump says a “whole civilization will die tonight” ahead of Iran deadline – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has threatened the Iranian regime with mass destruction of its power plants and bridges if there is no deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday evening deadline. Nancy Cordes and Major Garrett …

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Delta Air Lines is hiking its bag-check fees, the latest U.S. carrier to increase the charge to fly hands-free as jet fuel costs rise due to the Iran was. Delta cited “evolving global conditions and industry dynamics” in announcing the change, which takes effect Wednesday. Fees for travelers’ first and second checked bags will rise …

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