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Israel strikes Iran, escalation concerns, plane crash survivor & more
CNN 5 Things
Jun 13, 2025
Israel has launched an unprecedented attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites and its military leaders. World leaders are urging the two countries to de-escalate, as fears grow of a wider conflict. We’ll tell you the latest on the legal back-and-forth over who controls California’s National Guard. Democratic leaders want an investigation after a senator was forcefully removed from a press conference. And, we'll tell you about the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash.