Iran US Conflict

Iran adapted its attacks on bases in Mideast as US munitions stockpiles diminished - report

The IRGC used missiles that could suddenly change course, forcing the US to use scarce interceptor missiles, according to the reports.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.
US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

Hormuz blockade is 'worse than war’: Iranian official says US blockade would cost Iran $18 billion

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Trump: US ‘only semi-negotiating’ with Iran, observing impact of economic pressure - report

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Trump willing to end war, declare victory on Iran with no nuclear deal, officials say - report


Iran holds annual Gulf drill amid rising tensions with US

The US military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert.

Trilateral naval exercise with Iran, Russia and China in Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, Dec. 2019

Explosions in Iran not toppling Ayatollahs – experts

Disagreements about intensity of expected Iranian response

A handout satellite image shows a closeup view of a building damaged by fire at the Natanz nuclear facility in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020.

Iraq PM, on Tehran visit, says threats to Iran from Iraqi soil not allowed

The Iraqi premier faces a tough balancing act between Tehran and Washington which have come close to open conflict in the region, particularly on Iraqi soil, over the past year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2020

US 'begged' Iran not to retaliate for Soleimani killing, deputy FM says

“The US sent a message to Iran via the Swiss ambassador to demand that Iran not give a response, but it was rejected immediately.”

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Iran prepared to retaliate if US stops Venezuela-bound tankers

"After increasing military threats against Iranian vessels headed for Venezuela, an order was issued to Iran's armed forces to identify and track several US merchant vessels."

A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 13, 2019

Iran dismisses new US sanctions as 'fruitless and repetitive'

"Washington's fruitless and repetitive sanctions against Iranian officials is a sign of weakness, despair and confusion of the US administration."

No sanctions relief for Iran.

Trump: Iran returning missing FBI agent is good, enriching uranium is bad

Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that the case was re-opened and said that Levinson's whereabouts were still unknown.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

What Congress Can Do for an America Without a Coherent Middle East Policy

Our boots on the ground have left in the aftermath of the infamous Trump-Erdogan phone call, turning 100,000 American trained allied SDF troops into part of the Syrian army.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US January 30, 2018

Macron worried Saudi attack may hurt U.S.-Iran efforts-diplomats

Macron spent the summer trying to damp down an intensifying crisis between Washington and Tehran, and the attack on Saudi oil facilities has placed him in an awkward situations.

EMMANUEL MACRON

Everything you need to know about alleged airstrikes in Iraq - Timeline

It began on July 19 with unidentified “bombs” falling on an “Iran-allied militia base” in Iraq north of Baghdad.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in Baghdad, Iraq May 26, 2019