The US and Israel on Monday announced that their militaries held joint naval drills a day earlier, exercises that come amid a major US military buildup in the region to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. US Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet announced the...
US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, according to media reports, as the US continues building up its forces in the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. According to...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on his country would lead to a "regional war," comments that come amid threats of a US attack on the Islamic Republic as the US military is building up its forces in the region. "The...
Iraq had a parliamentary election in late 2025, with the results ratified in mid-December. This, as usual, led to a scramble to try to form a majority coalition out of a large number of political parties that gained meaningful seats in a situation where the plurality...
The US military is planning to surge military assets to the Middle East to prepare for a potential war with Iran after President Trump backed down from bombing the country, according to a report from The New York Times. US officials told the paper that the aircraft...
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of being responsible for the response to protests inside Iran, a largely symbolic move since it's unlikely senior Iranian officials have assets in the US or plan on traveling...
An Iranian official said on Thursday that President Trump has informed Iran he doesn't plan to attack the country and asked Tehran to exercise restraint. The comment about Trump's message was made by Reza Amiri Moghadam, Iran's envoy to Pakistan, according to the...
Turkish intelligence has warned Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Kurdish fighters have been entering Iran from Iraq amid protests inside Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday. An unnamed senior Iranian official speaking to the outlet said...
President Trump on Tuesday called for the protests in Iran to continue and said "help is on its way," suggesting he was making another threat of military intervention. "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers...
President Trump on Monday announced that he would be imposing a 25% tariff on any country that does business with Iran, which, if enforced, could add to the economic pain among Iranians that sparked large-scale protests inside the country. "Effective immediately, any...
