Iran and us

Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East

One official said additional air defense systems were also being considered for the Middle East.

A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, US July 19, 2024.
 US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

If Iran tries to kill me, country gets 'blown up,' US President Donald Trump declares

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again? - comment

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt listens as US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 11, 2026.

Trump expected to call for meeting to discuss possible Iran actions, including military force


Iran weapon tech smuggling rings indicted, sanctioned by US

The defendants, all fugitives at large, used their companies the Iran-based Aran Modern Devices Kish Company, and UAE-based Modern Technologies for the  conspiracy. 

Iranians burn Israeli and US flags during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

White House official denies Iranian prisoner swap deal reached

For many years, Tehran has sought the release of more than a dozen Iranians in the United States, including four Iranians with no legal status in the US.

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Iran's judiciary indicts two French nationals and Belgian for espionage

Tehran has blamed recent protests after the death of Mahsa Amini on external agitation and accused a number of foreign citizens of espionage.

 A woman walks after the morality police shut down in a street in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2022.

Israel must do what it can to end Iran's nuclear program and the regime

Israel and the US must work together not only to delay Iran’s nuclear program but also to assist the Iranian opposition in bringing down the Iranian regime.

former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.

EU tells Iran to halt repression, support for Russia

EU's Borrell says Iran should halt military aid to Russia, and that he held a necessary meeting amidst worsening ties

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022

President Raisi says Iran thwarted US destabilization

As Iranian authorities marked the anniversary this week of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran by radical students, President Joe Biden backed the protesters, saying: "We're gonna free Iran."

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Cica Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022.

US imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty

The US Treasury Department said it had designated the Iran-based 15 Khordad Foundation a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for placing a $3.3 million bounty on Rushdie.

The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark, June 2, 2018.

Biden to Herzog: Lebanon deal is ‘historic breakthrough’, US committed to Israel

Presidents Isaac Herzog and Joe Biden met at the White House and discussed the Lebanon maritime deal, the US commitment to Israel and Iran.

 President Isaac Herzog and US President Joe Biden at the White House, 26 October, 2022.

Iranian drone engines in the spotlight as Herzog visits US - analysis

What do we know about the Iranian drone engines and the transfers to Russia in their war against Ukraine?

 Iranian-made Shahed-136 exploding UAVs prepared for launch as part of an exercise in Iran in December 2021.

US Iran envoy on reviving the Iran deal: 'Right now it's not even on the agenda, not the focus'

The reason the talks are at a standstill is that “Iran has taken a position in those talks for the past two months, which is simply inconsistent with a return to the deal,” Rob Malley told CNN.

 ROBERT MALLEY, the Biden administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill last week.