U.S. Strikes Iran; CIA Official Arrested For Stolen Gold Bars - What You Need To Know - May 28, 2026

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The U.S. has launched new attacks in the Middle East as the war in Iran threatens to escalate; officials say 11 people are presumed dead after a chemical tank rupture in Washington; $40 million in gold bars were found at the home of a former CIA official, who is now accused of deceiving the agency about his identity; five people were found alive inside a flooded cave in Laos, with two still missing; Oklahoma City Thunder two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sent a cease-and-desist letter over a video game; and an odd-looking sphere with 20 legs could be the future of robotics. -- Watch more episodes of What You Need to Know streaming on @disneyplus: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-c99a2244-2ec4-449a-9dde-8b09a408f923

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