Iran’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests earlier this month left thousands dead in one of the biggest challenges to the hard-line government in decades.

The Trump administration has targets but no endgame.

Iran launched a crack down on nationwide protests which initially began as demonstrations against the country's economic woes but broadened into a challenge to the Islamic Republic's theocracy. Activists say at least 6,

Oil rose slightly on signs the U.S. ‍may engage in dialogue with Iran over its nuclear program, reducing concern over potential supply disruptions from a U.S. attack.

Arab and Muslim states are mounting a last-ditch effort to avert a new war between the US and Iran as concerns grow that the Islamic regime will not yield to Donald Trump’s tough demands.

Many people in Tehran and Tel Aviv are worried that Trump will make good on his threats to attack Iran again, but for some, it's fear laced with hope.

European Union approved new sanctions targeting Iranian officials and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group over protest suppression and Russia support.

Iran has so far continued to stick to its long-standing red lines for any negotiations, while the US wants Iran to cease nuclear enrichment and disband its ballistic missile programme.

EILAT, Israel, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer made a port visit on Friday to the southern Israeli city of Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba, video footage showed, as the U.S. surges military forces in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.

Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage any materials remaining there.