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00:00Israel and Iran have traded strikes for a fourth day.

00:03Israel says it attacked the headquarters of Iran's state television today,

00:07which was captured during a live broadcast.

00:10The Israeli military had earlier warned people in the capital of Tehran to evacuate.

00:15That strike came after Iran fired another wave of missiles at Israel,

00:20killing at least eight civilians, according to the Israeli military.

00:23CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams is in Erbil, Iraq, with the latest.

00:30Holly?

00:31Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified his country's attack on Iran

00:36by saying that the Iranian nuclear program is a, quote,

00:40clear and present danger to Israel.

00:42Now, Iran has denied any intention of building a nuclear bomb,

00:46but it is engaged in enriching uranium,

00:49and Israel's been striking sites where that's taking place.

00:52We can see the damage very clearly in satellite imagery,

00:55and Israel's also killed several of Iran's nuclear scientists.

00:59Yet some experts say that unless Israel can take out the Fordal nuclear site,

01:05a fortified location which is buried deep inside a mountain,

01:08then this war will have been in vain.

01:11And it's widely believed that Israel does not have the firepower to destroy Fordal,

01:16because it would probably require huge bunker buster bombs,

01:20which the U.S. has, but which it is not supplied to Israel.

01:24So far in this conflict, the U.S. has been aiding Israel by shooting down incoming Iranian missiles.

01:31But if the U.S. decided to join in Israel's airstrikes,

01:34then retaliation from Iran would become more likely.

01:38And Iran has already threatened to target American military bases and ships.

01:42There are around 40,000 U.S. troops here in the Middle East.

01:46But if Iran retaliates, the roughly 2,500 American troops thought to be here in Iraq

01:52would be an obvious target, simply because they are right next door.

01:58Holly Williams, CBS News, Erbil in northern Iraq.

02:02And CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson joins us now.

02:06Eleanor, thank you for being with us.

02:07What is the Pentagon saying about Israel's latest round of strikes?

02:11Israel claimed today that it destroyed about a third of Iran's long-range ballistic missile launchers,

02:17potentially limiting Iran's ability to continue to retaliate against Israel.

02:21But arguably, the biggest development came over the weekend

02:24when Israel claimed to have much of the air superiority over most of Iran's skies,

02:29which is no small thing.

02:31Israeli aircraft can now operate over Tehran and in western Iran

02:35without much threat of being shot down.

02:39Iran, though, has threatened, as Holly mentioned, U.S. bases in the region,

02:44which are not only in range of missiles, but also of Iranian-backed militias.

02:49Officially, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth,

02:52has amplified President Trump's social media message to Iran,

02:55which says that if Iran decides to attack any U.S. interest in the region,

02:59the U.S. would retaliate with, quote,

03:01the full strength and might of the U.S. armed forces.

03:04And there's been so much that has been made about the U.S. involvement in all this.

03:09The Pentagon is sending multiple refueling aircraft to Europe now,

03:12as well as a carrier strike group to the Middle East.

03:15What are officials saying about the role that they will play?

03:19Well, President Trump has said repeatedly, even said today,

03:23that he's hopeful and optimistic that diplomatic deals could end the fighting

03:27between Iran and Israel and deny Iran the potential for a nuclear weapon.

03:32To preserve the option for more direct talks with Iran,

03:36his administration has not supported Israel's air campaign,

03:40but has directed the U.S. military to intercept Iranian missiles inbound towards Israel.

03:46So, the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that over the weekend,

03:50he directed additional capabilities to go to the Middle East to enhance defensive posture.

03:55We know from U.S. officials that that includes refueling aircraft that can keep fighter jets

04:00in the air for longer, heading towards the Middle East to be closer in case they're needed,

04:04and a second carrier strike group.

04:07That same support could be turned to offensive operations should Iran decide to attack U.S. bases

04:15in the region, or should President Trump decide to join Israel's military campaign.

04:20And Eleanor, real quick, today Germany announced it's offering to help evacuate its citizens from Israel.

04:25Are there any plans for the U.S. to order or help the evacuation of U.S. citizens?

04:30The State Department over the weekend authorized voluntary departures for non-essential employees

04:36and family members from Israel, but so far has not ordered the departure of the embassy

04:41and has not expressed a need yet for a mass evacuation of American citizens.

04:47All right, Eleanor Watson, thank you very much.

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