Early in March, a high-ranking Emirati diplomat delivered a letter from Trump to Khamenei. Iran has now sent Khamenei’s response through its preferred mediator, the Sultanate of Oman.

Houthi rebels have tried to take the lead in the fight against Israel since the collapse of Hezbollah - Khald Abdullah/Reuters ...

Russia is pushing back against President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran, calling them "illegal and unacceptable." Trump in recent days has increased his threats against Iran and warned that ...

As President Donald Trump edges closer to potentially bombing Tehran, Iran, the intelligence community does not yet believe Iran is moving toward a nuclear weapon. "If they don’t do a deal ...

Iran has ordered military personnel to leave Yemen, abandoning its Houthi allies as the US escalates an air strike campaign against the rebel group. A senior Iranian official said the move aimed ...

Relations between Iran and the United States - once strong allies - have often been mistrustful and sometimes openly hostile since Iran's 1979 revolution. Here are some key dates: 1953 - The US ...

The U.S. is increasing its military presence in the Middle East as a war of words between Iran and President Donald Trump over Iran's nuclear ambitions sent tensions spiraling in recent days.

Iran will develop nuclear weapons if Donald Trump launches military strikes against the country, a senior official has said. Ali Larijani, a former parliament speaker and senior adviser to ...

A young couple watch the sunset over Chitgar Lake in Tehran. Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa ...

President Donald Trump is nearing a self-imposed deadline for a deal to deter Iran's nuclear program. The next step might be negotiations — or an attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he heard the distressing news from Iran regarding Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter and waiting with great anxiety for good news that all is well ...

Russia has warned that any strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure would have “catastrophic” consequences, following US President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran unless it agrees to a deal with ...