President Donald Trump appears prepared to let Iran’s worsening economic crisis intensify rather than immediately launch another major military offensive, as the Islamic Republic struggles with a collapsing currency, soaring inflation, disrupted trade and growing pressure from a U.S. naval blockade.
Iran has dramatically expanded its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that the United States withdraw its forces from the Middle East, lift sanctions, release frozen Iranian assets and fully compensate Tehran for damage suffered during the war.
U.S. intelligence agencies are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attempt a limited attack against a NATO member within the next several years, potentially testing whether the alliance is willing to respond militarily, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive.
The widening war between the United States and Iran entered a dangerous new phase Wednesday as American and Saudi forces carried out coordinated strikes against Iran-backed militias across Iraq, marking the first publicly acknowledged joint combat operation of its kind between Washington and Riyadh.
Skywatchers are preparing for one of the most remarkable astronomical nights of the decade as a total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and a broad gathering of six planets converge around August 12.
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has openly called for continued “jihad and resistance” against Israel and the United States while declaring the defense of Hezbollah a strategic obligation of the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump firmly rejected reports Sunday suggesting that the United States is running dangerously low on military munitions as the administration weighs its next steps in the escalating conflict with Iran.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords and formally normalizes relations with Israel.
President Donald Trump has formally approved a sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually permit uranium enrichment inside the kingdom, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
The United States unleashed another three-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of American attacks as the Pentagon seeks to cripple Tehran’s ability to threaten international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States completed an eighth consecutive night of military strikes against Iran after an Iranian attack killed two American service members in Jordan and left another missing, U.S. Central Command said.
The United States carried out two waves of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive day of American attacks on military assets belonging to the Islamic regime as the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz widened across the Middle East.
U.S. Central Command launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, expanding its military campaign against forces accused of threatening commercial vessels and civilian crews in the Strait of Hormuz.
United States forces carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting military sites along the Islamic Republic’s coastline and near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command confirmed.
The fragile memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has effectively collapsed after President Donald Trump announced that Iranian vessels would again be blocked from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran late Sunday, targeting military sites near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz after Tehran attacked commercial shipping and widened its assault against American-aligned Gulf nations.
President Donald Trump said he was uncertain whether the United States and Iran were sliding back into a full-scale war after U.S. forces launched a second wave of strikes on Iranian military targets and Tehran retaliated against Gulf states hosting American forces.President Donald Trump said he was uncertain whether the United States and Iran were sliding back into a full-scale war after U.S. forces launched a second wave of strikes on Iranian military targets and Tehran retaliated against Gulf states hosting American forces.
Hours after President Donald Trump declared that the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was “over,” American forces launched a second wave of strikes against Iran, widening a fast-moving crisis that began with Tehran’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a preliminary memorandum of understanding with Iran is effectively “over” after Tehran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, even as he left open the possibility that U.S. negotiators could continue talks if they choose.