Donald Trump US President Donald Trump yesterday reiterated his threat to resume strikes against Iran, telling a campaign rally that he may have to give Tehran “the hammer” at some unspecified time. “And the only reason why I’m not finished with Iran is I want to be nice. I want to try and save all […]
•US President Donald Trump Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond, US national intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned yesterday. The warning comes after Washington ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, following increasing attacks from...
•Saudi Arabia and Iran leaders Iran has urged rival Saudi Arabia to pursue a diplomatic solution to its escalating conflict with the Houthi militia in Yemen. Iran warned that continued military action would only worsen the situation, report dpa/NAN Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, during a ...
•US President Donald Trump The United States yesterday warned foreign financial institutions that if they conducted any business with Iran or its banking sector they could be sanctioned by Washington. “Foreign financial institutions continuing to transact with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions could be targeted at any time without adva...
•Stabbed pilot Smit Machchhar, Flydubai flight and Trump US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be “hit very hard” if it is found to be linked to a pilot’s attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. The dramatic events a day earlier saw passengers help stop the plane from crashing, making an […]
•Vessels anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets in New York. “If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days, and […]
•The executed man, Hossein Pedaran Iran’s judiciary announced today the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence. “The death penalty was carried out against Hossein Pedaran, who had provided the Mossad with information on missile sites in Isfahan province” in central Iran, judicial...
•Chinese flag Beijing rejected today “groundless” reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan, before and after an Iranian strike killed three American soldiers. The reports by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend related to July 17 missile strikes launched by Iran on t...
•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to hit Iran “hard” after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a pressure campaign aimed at hobbling Tehran’s economy. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the […]
•Trump and US fighter jets The United States said yesterday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed […]...

