Leo Sands

5 days ago | southfloridareporter.com | Leo Sands

The U.S. bombing of nuclear sites in Iran included more than 125 aircraft, missiles launched from a submarine and a decoy flight of B-2 stealth bombers that flew over the Pacific on Saturday to draw attention away from the mission, defense officials said Sunday. Caine appeared alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who delivered his first news conference at the Pentagon after five months in office.

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Niha Masih |Andrew Jeong |Leo Sands |Abbie Cheeseman |Sammy Westfall |Joshua Yang

Officials assess damage from U.S. strikes; Trump raises possibility of regime change in Iran (washingtonpost.com) Officials assess damage from U.S. strikes; Trump raises possibility of regime change in Iran By Niha Masih; Andrew Jeong; Leo Sands; Abbie Cheeseman; Sammy Westfall; Joshua Yang 2025062207181600 This live coverage has ended. For our current live coverage, please click here.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Leo Sands

The U.S. helped oust Iran’s government in 1953. Here’s what happened. (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. helped oust Iran’s government in 1953. Here’s what happened. By Leo Sands 2025061915200100 As President Donald Trump publicly weighs a decision on whether the United States should join Israel in directly striking Iran, some analysts have suggested that Israel's unstated war aims could include the collapse of Tehran's government.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Leo Sands

Judge pauses Trump’s ban on trans, nonbinary passport options (washingtonpost.com) Judge pauses Trump’s ban on trans, nonbinary passport options By Leo Sands 2025061812332400 A federal judge has ruled that transgender and nonbinary Americans should be able to reflect their gender identities on newly issued passports, temporarily blocking the Trump administration's efforts to limit the sex options available on new passports.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall |Leo Sands

Southern Europeans protest overtourism with water pistols (washingtonpost.com) Southern Europeans protest overtourism with water pistols By Sammy Westfall; Leo Sands 2025061613074800 As the summer tourist season comes into swing, hundreds of locals, some holding water guns, gathered in major destinations in Spain, Italy and Portugal on Sunday to protest overtourism.