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March 2, 2026 10:44 PM

Trump says he ordered Iran strikes to thwart Tehran’s nuclear, missile programs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had ordered the U.S. military to attack Iran to thwart Tehran's nuclear development and a ballistic missile program that he said was growing rapidly. Trump said U.S. military operations that he set in motion on Friday were ahead of schedule, without providing details. He said he had projected the U.S. campaign would last four to five weeks but that it could go longer. He said a central premise of the fight was to prevent Iran from developing a nucl...

March 2, 2026 9:42 AM

Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks, widening Iran conflict

Israel launched new air strikes targeting Tehran and expanded its military campaign to include attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iranian targets could continue for weeks. Israel said it was attacking sites connected to Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim armed group Hezbollah, one of Tehran's principal allies in the Middle East, after Hezbollah acknowledged launching missiles and drones toward I...

February 28, 2026 5:24 PM

Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in Abu Dhabi

Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety. State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details. Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, all of which have a U.S. military presence, said they had intercepted the Iranian missiles. "All occupied...

February 27, 2026 2:41 PM

UN rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution over protests

The U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday called for an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Iran, warning that dozens more people risk execution after the first death sentence linked to January mass protests was issued this week. "I am horrified by reports that at least eight people, including two children, have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests," Turk said in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, adding that another 30 people app...

February 27, 2026 9:25 AM

US-Iran talks end with no deal but potential signs of progress

The United States and Iran made progress in talks over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday, mediator Oman said, but hours of negotiation ended with no sign of a breakthrough that could avert potential U.S. strikes amid a massive military buildup. The two sides plan to resume negotiations soon after consultations in their countries' capitals, with technical-level discussions scheduled to take place next week in Vienna, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X after the d...

February 9, 2026 5:44 PM

Top Iranian security official to visit Oman after Iran-US nuclear talks

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, will lead a delegation to the Omani capital of Muscat on Tuesday, according to the SNSC-affiliated Nour News. Larijani is scheduled to meet with high-ranking Omani officials to discuss regional and international developments, as well as bilateral relations, the news outlet reported Monday. The visit comes after Oman hosted and mediated a round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States on F...

January 12, 2026 12:18 PM

Trump says weighing tough response to Iran crackdown, says Tehran called to negotiate

President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses including military options to escalating unrest posing one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution Trump said Iran called to negotiate its nuclear programme, which Israel and the U.S. bombed in a 12-day war in June. Trump has warned Iran's leaders that the United States would attack if security forces open fire on ...

January 6, 2026 9:39 AM

Iran protests deepen as judiciary orders firm action amid economic crisis and U.S. warnings

Iran is witnessing its most serious wave of unrest in three years as nationwide protests entered the tenth day on Tuesday, January sixth. Security forces have tightened their presence across major cities, even as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that he could side with demonstrators if violence escalates. The protests were triggered by the sharp collapse of the Iranian rial and surging inflation, and have spread from Tehran’s Grand Bazaar to more than two hundred and twenty locations across...

January 5, 2026 11:57 AM

Maduro’s capture delivers blow to Tehran as Iranian protesters take to streets

The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, after a series of airstrikes under Operation Absolute Resolve. The development is a setback for Iran, which is facing its own internal unrest. The timing of Maduro's fall could not be more precarious for Tehran. Protests across Iran began in late December after the rial plunged to record lows, triggering demonstrations that have spread to at least 17 of Iran's 31 provinces. The unrest has already claimed lives, w...

October 13, 2025 10:46 PM

US is ready for deal with Iran when Tehran is, Trump says

The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday. Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks, prior to a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, which Washington joined by striking key Iranian nuclear sites. The talks faced major stumbling blocks such as the issue of uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, which Western powers want to bring down to zero to minimise any risk...