On GPS: Will the US get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict?
How will Israel's top ally — the United States — respond to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran? Guest anchor Bianna Golodryga discusses this and more with Vali Nasr, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker.
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CBS News
14 minutes ago
- CBS News
France closes Israeli firms' Paris Air Show stalls, citing ban on "offensive weapons" displays amid Gaza war
Iran launches new deadly round of strikes against Israel as nuclear weapons tensions rise Le Bourget, France — Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous." The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's deadly crash of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Black walls were installed around the stands of five Israeli defense firms at the trade fair in Le Bourget, an airfield on the outskirts of Paris. The booths displayed "offensive weapons" that could be used in Gaza - in violation of agreements with Israeli authorities, a French government source told AFP. A black wall blocks off Israeli aerospace firms' stands, including that of Elbit Systems Ltd., at the Paris Air Show in Paris, in Le Bourget, France, June 16, 2025. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty The companies - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics - make drones and guided bombs and missiles. An Israeli exhibitor wrote a message in yellow chalk on one of the walls, saying the hidden defense systems "are protecting the state of Israel these days. The French government, in the name of discrimination is trying to hide them from you!" French official says Israeli "offensive weapons" barred amid war in Gaza French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou defended the decision during a Monday press conference at the air show. "The French government's position was very simple: no offensive weapons at the arms exposition," he said. "Defensive weapons were perfectly acceptable." Bayrou cited the ongoing conflict in Gaza as the rationale behind the ban. "Given France's diplomatic choices, in particular the concern, or in any case, very great worries about Gaza, we could not not show that there was a certain distance, which meant that we did not think it acceptable that offensive weapons were in a show like that," said Bayrou. "And as these offensive weapons were not withdrawn [by the Israeli companies], we have temporarily, I hope, closed the stands." At the last Paris Air Show in 2023, Israeli companies - including at least one that was subject to the closure of its stall on Monday - appear to have displayed offensive weapons, including laser-guided bombs and rockets and attack drones. Israel calls France's decision to close stalls "outrageous and unprecedented" Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he was shocked by the "outrageous" closure of the pavilions and said the situation should be "immediately corrected." "Israeli companies have signed contracts with the organizers... it's like creating an Israeli ghetto," he said on French television channel LCI. The Israeli defense ministry said in a statement that the "outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations." "The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries," it said. "This is particularly striking given Israeli technologies' impressive and precise performance in Iran." Israel launched surprise strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites early on Friday, killing top commanders and scientists, prompting Tehran to hit back with a barrage of missiles. Arkansas' Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was at the Paris show on Monday and, speaking with reporters, she called the French officials' decision "pretty absurd." Her father is Mike Huckabee, the current U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a staunch backer of the ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza. The presence of Israeli firms at Le Bourget, though smaller than in the past, was already a source of tension before the start of the Paris Air Show, because of the conflict in Gaza. A French court last week rejected a bid by NGOs to ban Israeli companies from Le Bourget over concerns about "international crimes." Local lawmakers from the Seine-Saint-Denis department hosting the event were absent during Bayrou's visit to the opening of the air show in protest over the Israeli presence. "Never has the world been so disrupted and destabilized," Bayrou said earlier at a roundtable event, urging nations to tackle challenges "together, not against each other." Boeing focuses on support, not sales at Paris Air show after Air India crash The row over Israel cast a shadow over a trade fair that is usually dominated by displays of the aerospace industry's latest flying wonders, and big orders for plane makers Airbus and Boeing. Airbus announced an order of 30 single-aisle A320neo jets and 10 A350F freighters by Saudi aircraft leasing firm AviLease. The European manufacturer also said Riyadh Air was buying 25 long-range, wide-body A350-1000 jets. Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg last week cancelled plans to attend the biennial event, to focus on the investigation of the Air India crash. "Our focus is on supporting our customers, rather than announcing orders at this air show," a Boeing spokeswoman told AFP on Monday. The London-bound Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 passengers and crew and another 38 on the ground. One passenger survived.
Washington Post
17 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Iranians seek temporary refuge in neighboring Turkey as conflict with Israel escalates
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — At a border crossing between Turkey and Iran , Shirin Talebi was anxiously waiting on Monday for her children and grandchildren to arrive from Tehran. The family are planning to stay for a month or two in Turkey, seeking temporary refuge from the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Associated Press
20 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Iranians seek temporary refuge in neighboring Turkey as conflict with Israel escalates
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — At a border crossing between Turkey and Iran, Shirin Talebi was anxiously waiting on Monday for her children and grandchildren to arrive from Tehran. The family are planning to stay for a month or two in Turkey, seeking temporary refuge from the conflict between Israel and Iran. 'I'm here because of safety. They are bombing. My children have small children of their own,' said Talebi, who had just arrived at the Gurbulak-Bazargan border crossing from the Iranian city of Urmia. 'Hopefully, it is over in one or two months so we can return to our country,' she said. Turkey, which shares a 569 kilometer-long (348 miles) border with Iran, has expressed deep concern over the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel. Israel launched an assault on Iran's top military leaders, uranium enrichment sites and nuclear scientists that it said was necessary to prevent the country from getting any closer to building an atomic weapon. Friday's surprise attack came two days before Iran and the U.S. were set to hold a negotiating session for a deal over Tehran's nuclear program. Iran has retaliated by firing waves of ballistic missiles at Israel. There are fears in Turkey that a prolonged conflict could threaten its security, cause energy disruptions and lead to refugee flows. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that Turkey was ready to act as a 'facilitator' toward ending the conflict and resuming nuclear negotiations in telephone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian. Observers have noted an increase in arrivals from Iran since the conflict, though Turkish officials have dismissed social media reports of a large-scale refugee influx as unfounded. Turkey has not provided any official figures for arrivals. 'Our Ministry of Interior and relevant security units confirm that there is no unusual movement, congestion or irregular crossing at both the Kapıkoy and Gurbulak border gates,' the Turkish presidential communications office said. Turkey allows Iranians to enter the country without a visa for tourism purposes and stay for up to 90 days. At Gurbulak, one of the busiest crossings between Turkey and Iran, bus driver Ferit Aktas had just brought a group of Iranians to the border gate from Istanbul and was waiting to pick up others. 'About a week or 10 days ago, there would be between three and five people (Iranians) who would come for shopping or tourism. But now, I can say, that there are at least 30 Iranians in my vehicle per day,' he said. 'They say, 'We are not safe there and we are forced to come.' Most of them want to go to Europe, they want to go to Europe through Turkey,' Aktas said. Mejid Dehimi, also from Umria, arrived in Turkey for a week-long break, not to escape the conflict. He expressed support for his country's leaders. 'We are not afraid of death,' he said. 'We will stand against Israel until our last breath and for as long as our lives allow.'
