Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett.

And I'm Amna Nawaz.

On the news hour tonight, the war with Iran widens, threatening energy infrastructure and risking

more countries being pulled into the conflict.

We speak with Iranian Americans who express hope and fear about what comes next.

I'm really concerned for the future of Iran politically, also on a personal level.

I'm very concerned for my family and friends.

And President Trump replaces Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem after months of controversy over the immigration crackdown.

Welcome to the News Hour. We have two major stories tonight. The president today fired

Christy Noem as the Secretary of Homeland Security, the first member of his cabinet to be

ousted in his second term. But first to the war.

Just days after the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran by targeting and killing

its supreme leader, President Trump today said he should be

involved in selecting the country's next leader. As the war spreads across the region, the U.S. State

Department says the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice. And there's little

sign of a let-up as the U.S. and Israel pressed the attack inside Iran where more than 1,200 people

have been killed.

In Tehran today, residents watched in shock as dark plumes of smoke engulfed a beloved landmark.

The Azadi, or Freedom Stadium, destroyed.

Once a sprawling sports complex that ceded 12,000 people, today

reduced to a charred shell. Not much remains but smoking ruins of the building that once hosted

international games to packed crowds. The U.S. says it is targeting Iran's ballistic missile

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