You rarely hear a hopeful story coming from Haiti. Sunday, Anderson Cooper reports on an orphanage caring for the country’s most vulnerable children, giving them safety, stability, and a path to college. cbsn.ws/4ul6sE5
In 2014, 60 Minutes’ Bob Simon walked through ghost towns in Japan where the population had fallen to zero after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. The towns appeared frozen in time. cbsn.ws/4rAZLeM
After a 128-foot tsunami wave that swallowed Japanese villages whole in 2011, 60 Minutes saw a large boat perched on top of a house.
Nearly 20,000 people died, about 500,000 were forced to evacuate, and 138,000 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.
In Iran, women’s national soccer games are played only in front of women. In 2016, Reza Torkaman spoke with 60 Minutes about the restrictions on women’s sports.
This week, several members of the Iranian national women's soccer team were granted asylum in Australia.
For years, it was nearly impossible for women in Iran to play soccer because of modesty laws introduced after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In 2016, Lesley Stahl reported on efforts to grow the sport, led by soccer coach Katayoun Khosrowyar.
Five members of the Iranian national women's soccer team who sought asylum in Australia will be allowed to stay in the country, according to an Australian official.
In 2016, 60 Minutes spoke with Katayoun Khosrowyar, who vowed to spread and elevate women’s soccer in Iran.
Producers Oriana Zill de Granados and Michael Rey discuss mysterious injuries suffered by government officials, known as Havana Syndrome. Their reporting revealed U.S. government testing of a directed energy weapon. cbsn.ws/4bx5NrJ
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the war with Iran is not a regime-change campaign involving large U.S. troop deployments and attempts at democracy building, like the U.S. undertook in Afghanistan. cbsn.ws/4aZ9CpB
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Trump's demand for Iran's "unconditional surrender" will happen whether Iran wants "to admit it or not, whether their pride lets them say it out loud or not." cbsn.ws/3OWLUBI
Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos is among the victims of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) hoping for vindication after reports of a classified mission. cbsn.ws/4biwcIB
Bill Ford, a descendant of Henry Ford and executive of one of the nation's oldest automakers, says the secret American innovation is investing in people and the innovation will follow.
Since the war with Iran began, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, pushing U.S. gas prices higher. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is addressing the threat with “American firepower.” cbsn.ws/4swrSfN
Iran launched missiles and drones at nearly a dozen Middle Eastern countries this past week, including U.S. allies. CBS News has learned that allies are running low on interceptors. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is prepared to help restock them, while prioritizing U.S. forces.
Major Garrett asks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “You said this is not a regime-change war, but the regime has changed, that's obvious. Can you square the two?”
“It's not a regime-change war in a conventional George W. Bush context of hundreds of thousands of troops,” says Hegseth.
In Iran, 168 people, mostly children, were killed in an airstrike at a school in the southern part of the country, an area the U.S. was attacking at the time. The Pentagon is now investigating. cbsn.ws/4sysPUY
Six U.S. Army reservists were killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait last Sunday. One more service member’s death was announced this afternoon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth predicts there will be “more casualties.” cbsn.ws/4bxBzVu
“People ask [about] boots on the ground,” says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “President Trump knows, I know, you don't tell the enemy, you don't tell the press, you don't tell anybody what your limits would be on an operation.” cbsn.ws/3PpibBr
“Whether they know it or not, they will be combat-ineffective. They will surrender,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says of Iran. cbsn.ws/40ojH9o
When asked about the status of the war with Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says, “We're very much on track, on plan.” cbsn.ws/4uhB6yj
The DOD declined to comment on this story. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told 60 Minutes that a new review of AHI will be “comprehensive and complete” and “we remain committed to delivering the truth.”
The Department of Defense declined to comment. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence tells 60 Minutes that a new review of AHI, “Anomalous Health Incidents,” will be “comprehensive and complete” and “we remain committed to delivering the truth.”
The sources say the classified mission to obtain the microwave weapon points to a troubling reality. If undercover agents could purchase it from gangsters, then the Russians have lost control of a stealth weapon that could be used by anyone, anywhere. cbsn.ws/4syf9sT
If a foreign adversary was deemed responsible for the mysterious brain injuries, known as Havana Syndrome, then a former CIA officer says their operation would have been a resounding success. cbsn.ws/4ucsp8h
A former lieutenant colonel, who says he was attacked five times in his home in Virginia, believes the victims of Havana Syndrome are owed a Purple Heart military decoration. cbsn.ws/3OVF1k8
Sources tell 60 Minutes that the Biden White House wrote a public statement backing the victims of Havana Syndrome, but it was never released. The Trump administration has not changed a 2023 intelligence assessment that it is “very unlikely” the victims were attacked by a foreign adversary.
Retired CIA intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos says a former top Pentagon doctor apologized to him and other victims of Havana Syndrome during a meeting in the White House Situation Room. cbsn.ws/4uiY9J2
The Department of Defense declined to comment. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence tells 60 Minutes that a new review of AHI, “Anomalous Health Incidents,” will be “comprehensive and complete” and “we remain committed to delivering the truth.”
Former White House adviser David Relman tells 60 Minutes the Biden White House believed the victims of Havana Syndrome, mysterious illnesses suffered by U.S. officials. Relman believes the CIA’s handling of the investigation could be called a cover-up. cbsn.ws/3NcK9zR
“This is a massive CIA cover-up,” says former CIA intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos.
He says in 2017, he suffered a mysterious brain injury known as Havana Syndrome. He was treated for vertigo, migraines, loss of vision, and trouble with memory and concentration.
“This sense of betrayal is so acute with me. That's something that I can never forgive them for,” says former CIA intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos.
He says he was stricken by Havana Syndrome in 2017, in a hotel room in Moscow. cbsn.ws/4rYpSNs
