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US officials believe Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner: US media
Unnamed officials told American media that Iranian air defence systems likely accidentally shot down the airliner on Wednesday, killing all of the 176 people on board.
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Iran probe finds Ukrainian plane turned back after 'problem'
The organisation said it had questioned witnesses both on the ground and on board a second aircraft which was flying above the Ukrainian Boeing 737 as the disaster unfolded.
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Trump pulls back from war with Iran
In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump emphasised there were "no Americans harmed" in the ballistic missile salvo aimed at two bases.
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Trump says that Iran 'appears to be standing down'
Donald Trump announced the United States would be imposing "additional punishing sanctions" on Iran but made no mention of possible retaliation to Tuesday's missile attacks.
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Iran-Iraq-US: timeline since Soleimani killing
A recap of events since the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad by the US on 3 January, which escalated tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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Nato chief condemns Iran rocket attacks
A Nato official said that there were no casualties among the troops on its training mission in Iraq
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Over 170 die in Ukrainian plane crash in Iran
A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, killing all passengers and crew on board.
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Airlines avoiding flying through Iran and Iraq airspace
Iran launched a series of missiles at bases housing US troops in the early hours, officials in Washington and Tehran said.
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Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Iranian state television reported an attack on one base housing US personnel, saying it was in response to Friday's killing in a US drone strike of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, one of the most important figures in the country's government.
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Pompeo defends legality of US killing Iran's Soleimani
Pompeo ridiculed Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif's assertion that Soleimani, a commander in charge of external relations for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was on a diplomatic mission while he was in Baghdad.
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European ministers meet on ways to calm Iran & Libya crises
The talks between Britain, France, Germany and Italy, plus the EU diplomatic chief, covered the fallout from the US killing of a top Iranian general as well as Tehran's latest step back from the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Stampede at Iran general's funeral leaves over 30 dead
A stampede at the funeral for a top Iranian general killed more than 30 people and injured dozens more on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Kerman, state television reported.
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Iran designates US forces 'terrorists' for killing general
Under the newly adopted bill, all US forces and employees of the Pentagon and affiliated organisations, agents and commanders and those who ordered the 'martyrdom' of Qasem Soleimani were designated as 'terrorists'.
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Concerns that US-Iran tensions could see SA, EMs suffer consequences
The US has been pouring troops into the Middle East, while millions of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest against the killing of their top military commander.
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CARTOON: Trump Plays His Card
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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US defence chief denies decision to leave Iraq
The official letter from US Brigadier General William Seely, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, indicated clearly that US forces were readying for departure.
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Trump tweets Iran will 'never have a nuclear weapon'
The tweet came a day after Tehran announced it was further winding down observance of parts of an international deal struck to ensure that the country does not secretly develop a nuclear weapon under cover of its civilian nuclear industry.
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US, Iran conflict could lead to fuel price increases for SA - economists
Millions of people have taken to the streets in Iran, promising severe action against the US for the killing of military leader Qasem Soleimani.
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Pompeo sees 'real likelihood' Iran will try to hit US troops
The US has about 60,000 troops in the region, including around 5,200 in Iraq. Washington ordered thousands of more soldiers to the Middle East on Friday after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week.
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Dirco ready to help South Africans in Iraq after Qasem Soleimani killed by US
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has called for calm after the US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Nigerian police on heightened alert after US killing of Iranian commander
Nigeria is split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims, the latter of which are mostly Sunni. The government last year banned the country’s largest Shi’ite Muslim group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), after violent clashes between its members and police.
