The Iranian attack threatened to escalate into a regional war between the two arch-foes, Iran (and its proxies) and Israel (with the backing of its main ally, the United States). Information ...

But when it does, the scale and nature of its actions will help answer a basic question at the heart of many debates about the current situation in the Middle East: Has U.S. deterrence worked against ...

Iran has released the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel, but remains in control of the vessel itself, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said. An image of an article ...

Statements from Iran and the United States in the past 24 hours testify to tensions reaching fever pitch in what is already one of the most dangerous parts of the world. From Tehran came a ...

The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty calls a “war on drugs.” In 2023, more than half — 481 — of the total executions were for drug-related offenses.

Let’s start with the bad. Starting right back Sergiño Dest’s availability is in major doubt for coach Gregg Berhalter’s 23-man Copa squad after Dest suffered what his Dutch pro club ...

Israel and the U.S. are convinced Iran is preparing to retaliate for ... threats directly and publicly posed by Iran," Kirby told reporters on Friday. The Israelis are already warning publicly ...

A photo of Majid Reza Rahnavard, an anti-government protester executed in Iran, is seen at a demonstration in Berlin on Dec. 12, 2022. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Iran — already notorious for its ...

With the Middle East still on edge over a suspected Israeli attack against Iran's embassy in Syria ... spokesperson Matthew Miller declined reporters' questions on how the message was received ...

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi centrifuges during an April 2022 nuclear technology exhibition in Tehran. (Iranian ...