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Pentagon confirms Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander
The strike, which occurred at Baghdad's international airport on Friday in Iraq, also killed the deputy chief of Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force.
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Iraqi militiamen hurl stones at US Embassy, prepare for extended stay
The protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, mark a new turn in the shadow war between Washington and Tehran playing out across the Middle East.
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Trump: I do not expect war with Iran
The president spoke after Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that around 750 troops from a rapid response unit of the 82nd Airborne Division were prepared to deploy over the next several days to the Middle East.
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Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
The US president said Turkey was working hard to stop the 'carnage' in Syria’s Idlib province.
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Trump on quest for foreign wins - and drama - in election year
Trump closes 2019 with a stain as the third president in US history to be impeached yet also with perhaps his two biggest achievements on the international stage - the US commando raid that killed the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
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Iranian and American freed in apparent prisoner swap
Tehran announced the release of Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani from the United States shortly before Washington declared American researcher Xiyue Wang was returning home.
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2019: A look back at a year of global turmoil
A look back at the explosion of demonstrations across the world as people demanded change, as well as other events that marked the year.
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What is left of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
The Iran nuclear deal is agreed on 14 July 2015, in Vienna between Tehran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) plus Germany.
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Pakistan PM in Tehran on mission to 'facilitate' Iran-Saudi talks
Noting that it was a 'complex' issue that can be resolved through talks, Imran Khan warned that any conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia would 'cause poverty in the world'.
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Saudi crown prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran.
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Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions, drives US 'desperate'
The United States on Friday imposed another round of sanctions on Iran, including on its central bank which was already blacklisted.
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UK believes Iran was behind Saudi oil attacks - Johnson
The United States and Saudi Arabia have already blamed Iran for the 14 September strikes that initially halved Saudi oil output. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has claimed responsibility.
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Pompeo says US mission is to avoid war with Iran but measures in place to deter
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have further escalated after an attack last weekend on Saudi oil facilities that initially disrupted half of the oil production from the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter, and was blamed on Tehran by the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Iran to present plan for Gulf security at UN this week
US President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the attacks on Saudi oil sites.
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Iran may release British-flagged tanker within hours, Swedish owner says
The tanker was detained two weeks after Britain detained an Iranian tanker off the territory of Gibraltar, which has since been released.
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Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Trump said on Twitter that he had ordered the US Treasury to “substantially increase sanctions” on Iran, which denies carrying out the attacks, and told reporters the unspecified, punitive economic measures would be unveiled within 48 hours.
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Saudi to announce oil attacks findings as US weighs retaliation
Riyadh, which is bogged down in a five-year war against Tehran-aligned rebels in neighbouring Yemen, has said that the weapons used were Iranian-made, but has not directly blamed its arch rival.
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Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia after US blames Iran
Vice President Mike Pence announced that Pompeo was on his way to the kingdom to 'discuss our response.'
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Iran leader rules out US talks as tensions rise over Saudi attacks
Tensions between Iran and the US and its allies have threatened to boil over since May last year when President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal and began reimposing sanctions in its campaign of 'maximum pressure'.
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Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Iran and Russia have been staunch supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey has called for his ouster and backed opposition fighters.
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Saudi oil facility attacks to hit SA economy, warns economist
Standard Bank economist Elna Moolman said that the effects would be felt here at home.
