Iran
US President Donald Trump walked back his own deadline for escalating attacks on Iran on Monday, citing "productive" talks with Tehran – but Iranian officials deny those talks took place. So what is really happening? Here is a look at the facts and speculation.
Persian Gulf nations came under renewed missile, drone fire from Iran
Operations at major U.A.E. energy hub suspended after drone attack Saturday
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.
The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.
Alireza Salarian says Iran’s new supreme leader was lucky to survive strike that killed six of his family members
Iran’s under-siege ruling elite have delivered a strong warning to its citizens abroad as tensions over the regime hit fever pitch.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s and threatening to derail the global economy.
Hardline mid-ranking cleric with strong ties to IRGC has long been on Washington's radar
The Iranian Red Crescent on Sunday warned Tehran residents to take extra precautions to avoid noxious fumes stemming from a fire that broke out after Israel struck multiple oil storage depots, cloaking the Iranian capital in thick black smoke that blocked out the sun.
Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father Ali Khamenei as the country's supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran more than a week into its conflict with the United States and Israel.
The statement comes after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for strikes on Gulf countries
Six days on, Iran has launched more than 2,000 low-cost drones at targets across the Middle East in a bid to overwhelm defences and spark chaos in the region.
As Trump promises more strikes in the Middle East, there is one looming question that remains as the carnage unfolds. What does he really want from all this?
