Military operation reportedly called off, as Democrats warn US could ‘bumble into’ war
Iran
Military operation reportedly called off, as Democrats warn US could ‘bumble into’ war
Iran "made a very big mistake" in shooting down a US military surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump says.
Tehran said it had sent “a clear message” to the US by shooting down its drone, as the stand-off worsens following last week’s tanker attacks.
Secretary of state says shipping security was not exclusively a US problem and stresses that Trump does not want war with Iran
Iran attempted to shoot down a U.S. drone that was surveilling the attack on one of two tankers hit in the Gulf of Oman last week, CENTCOM said. The attempt missed the MQ-9 Reaper by "approximately one kilometer."
Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
The Secretary of State said the attacks are part of a “campaign” of “escalating tension” by Iran.
Iran is prepared to deploy ‘secret weapons’ against American warships, a military official in Tehran said, after the Pentagon sent three destroyers to the Persian Gulf amid a wave of increased tensions between the two states.
As the US announced plans on Friday to send 1,500 more troops to the Middle East amid hostiliites with Iran, analysts say the ultra-hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton has driven much of the escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Trump won’t get far unless he “moves away from maximalist demands and demonstrates that he can be a credible partner in diplomacy,” said Arms Control Association’s Kelsey Davenport.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed US President Donald Trump's "genocidal taunts" and warned him not to threaten the country.
Canada 'concerned by escalating tensions in the region,' according to Global Affairs
![The USS Abraham Lincoln sails south in the Suez Canal on May 9 on its way to the Gulf [Suez Canal Authority via AP]](/uploads/news/2019_05/d28cfd7767cd48ae833e3405c3d7ebba_18.jpg "US air carrier in the Gulf a target not a threat: Iran commander")
War of words intensifies but former US admiral doesn't expect the situation to escalate despite 'the media hype'.
US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.
US President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation.
While the US has had a strategy to contain and isolate Iran, Iran continues to seek and build friendships with its regional neighbors. There are many indications that the US will not tolerate this for much longer.
The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Air France and British Airways announced Thursday that they will halt flights to Tehran next month, citing low profitability as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran.
"If we don't have a deterrent... it gives a green light for others to enter this country."