Trump says "whole civilization will die tonight" as Iran deadline looms
Iran's regime calls on civilians to shield power plants as Trump threatens "a whole civilization" with destruction if Tehran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Updated on: April 7, 2026 / 12:13 PM EDT / CBS News
Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson being released week after abduction
Iraq's Interior Ministry announced last week that a foreign journalist was kidnapped by "unknown individuals," and two sources told CBS News it was Kittleson who was taken. The ministry said Iraqi security forces had managed to arrest one suspect and seize a vehicle used in the abduction.
Alex Plitsas, Kittleson's designated point of contact in the U.S. and a CNN national security analyst, confirmed to CBS News that Kittleson was kidnapped, and he said the U.S. government had warned her about a specific threat by the Iranian-backed paramilitary group Kata'ib Hezbollah, which was allegedly looking to kidnap or kill female journalists.
It was Kata'ib Hezbollah that announced her release in a post on its Telegram messaging app channel on Tuesday.