Israel has carried out unprecedented strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leadership. Where things go next could reshape the region. For years, people have speculated that Israel could strike Iran's nuclear facilities.But the scope and scale of these attacks, which also killed the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, shows a broader intent to weaken the regime. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had no choice but to act preemptively, warning Iran was close to dev ...

First, let's get straight to Megan Cassella with the latest on Israel and Iran and how Washington is responding. Morning again, Megan. Hey, good morning again, Carl.The president making a round of calls to reporters this morning, telling various outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, that he and the administration knew about Israel's plans to attack Iran before they happened. He also called the attacks very successful. Said that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, an ...

For more on the reaction in Washington this morning, we want to get over to CNBC's Megan Cassella. Megan, obviously these uh attacks happened last night just after 8:00 PM East Coast time. U but we've been watching closely all night and there has been plenty of reaction.Plenty of reaction, Becky. That's right. And as you guys were just saying, the White House was emphasizing as these attacks were unfolding overnight that the US was not involved and that it was not providing assistance.Secretary of State Mar ...