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Trump says US would 'prefer not to' attack Iran as new destroyer anchors in Eilat

Trump held talks with Iran in recent days, telling Tehran "no nukes, and stop killing protesters," KAN News reported on Friday morning.

US President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.
US Navy ships operate as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025.

US may impose blockade on Iran rather than a 'kinetic attack,' expert says

 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

Turkey's foreign minister says Israel still seeking opportunity to attack Iran

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump would want US strikes to be a decisive blow to Iranian regime -NBC


How Iran may retaliate after Israeli strikes - analysis

After years of boasting and talking about its air defenses and capabilities, the Iranian regime has been shown to be unable to defend Iran’s airspace.

 Aftermath of Israeli strike in Tehran

Iran's critical choice: Capitulate, negotiate with the US, or start Middle East - opinion

Iran's current foreign policy options mirror Japan's options in World War Two.

 An Iranian man walks past a wall of the former U.S. Embassy, with an anti-America mural on it, in Tehran, Iran August 16, 2022.

Ex-CIA analyst sentenced to prison for leak of classified Israeli plans to strike Iran

Asif William Rahman acknowledged that he illegally downloaded, printed, and distributed classified information on multiple occasions, including several in 2024.

 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)

'Iran is my biggest concern,' IAEA nuclear chief Grossi says

Grossi claimed that Israel's threats against the Islamic Republic imply that "the Iranian thing has incredible potential to become catastrophic."

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2025.

Iran isn't in a place to handle an Israeli strike due to internal struggles, expert says

“Salami makes threats every other day. Nothing new. Inside Iran, he’s seen as illiterate and is mocked. He’s not someone who worries us.”

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

'There’s not going to be a nuclear weapon in Iran,' Huckabee says

US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff echoed similar sentiments in an interview with Breitbart on Friday.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee receives the United Hatzalah Lifesaving Award, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, May 1, 2025.

Iran reserves right to react to Israeli strikes, welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, foreign minister says

Israel struck targets in Iran on October 26 in retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage against Israel on October 1.

 Conceptual image of war between Israel and Iran using chess pieces and national flags

Iran’s invisible empire: Khamenei’s global network, jihad, and the hope for Iranian democracy

How can Khamenei's "shadow empire" deteriorate?

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini seen over an AI image of the Iranian octopus (illustrative)

Iran warns US, Israel of 'crushing response' as Pentagon ups forces in ME

"Enemies, including America and the Zionist regime, should know that they will undoubtedly receive a crushing response for what they do against Iran and the resistance front," Khamenei said.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran

Two IRGC soldiers killed in Operation Days of Repentance

Iran said its air defenses had successfully countered the attack but some locations had received "limited damage."

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.