US launches wave of military strikes on Iran from aircraft carriers, bases in region
US forces joined Israel in a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, signaling a wider military campaign as diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program faltered.
Middle East
Iran prepares for retaliation, official vows 'crushing response' to Israel-US attack
Mossad launches Farsi Telegram channel for 'Iranian brothers and sisters'
Iran's Khamenei moved to 'secure location' as Israel, US launch attack on Tehran
Donald Trump confirms US operation in Iran, vows to eliminate 'imminent threat'
An Israeli security official told Reuters that the operation was planned for months and its timing was set several weeks ago.
Operation Shield of Judah: Israel launches preemptive strikes against Iran, sirens sound nationwide
Explosions heard in Tehran • State of emergency issued in Israel
Why trusting physics, not politics, once kept Iran in check - opinion
We backed the Iran nuclear deal not out of trust in Tehran but trust in physics. A decade later, Iran’s program is stronger, and the cost of abandoning diplomacy is clear.
Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis
Israel is closely monitoring US military deployments as uncertainty grows over Iran’s next move and the possibility of a broader regional showdown.
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, a US-recognized terrorist group, said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after a Pakistani bombing campaign.
Iran designated as state sponsor of wrongful detention, Marco Rubio announces
"The Iranian regime must stop taking hostages and release all Americans unjustly detained in Iran," Rubio said, as Trump states he is "not happy" with the negotiations.
Iran stored highly enriched uranium at underground site, IAEA report says
This is the first time the IAEA has reported where uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the 90% of weapons grade, has been stored.
Fire breaks out in shoe factory southeast of Tehran
Three out of the five factory warehouses were seen engulfed in flames.
Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq threatens US, Kurdish groups
The militia's threat came as the US Embassy in Israel said it had authorized the departure of non-essential personnel on Friday.
Trump echoes Netanyahu's Iran warning, reframing nuclear threat as America’s fight
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s framing of Iran as a direct security threat to the US in his State of the Union address could shape whether Washington ultimately chooses war over diplomacy.
