CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz for a few hours on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, without making clear whether the waterway, one of the world's most vital oil ...

President Donald Trump backed regime change as the best option in Iran, as the United States continues to move military assets into the Middle East. "Seems like that would be the best thing that could ...

Muscat, Oman — Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran's nuclear program ...

President Trump said the negotiations would resume next week. Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, said the talks were off to a “good start.” By Aurelien Breeden and Leily Nikounazar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in ...

Six Iranian gunboats unsuccessfully attempted to halt a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The security firm Vanguard Tech told its clients ...

Any discussion of the Iranian regime—whether diplomatic, strategic, or military—usually begins with its external threats: nuclear enrichment, missile development, regional proxies and the danger these ...

The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone on Feb. 3 that "aggressively" approached an aircraft carrier in the Middle East "with unclear intent," according to U.S. Central Command. The USS Abraham ...

An Iranian man who was detained in connection to anti-government protests and reportedly sentenced to death has been released on bail, according to a rights group and Iranian state media. Erfan ...

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries. By Ben Hubbard and Farnaz Fassihi Ben ...

Iran's leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington and Tehran, and it designated EU armies as "terrorist groups" in a ...

As the Trump administration pressures Iran with a massive military buildup in the region, Persian Gulf states are warning U.S. officials that Tehran’s missile program remains capable of inflicting ...