Iran’s foreign minister said he did not want military confrontation but “won’t blink to defend our territory.” Continue reading →

Trump did not give additional details on the move, which follows weekend attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that some U.S. officials have blamed on Iran. Continue reading →

The office of French President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the G7 summit, declined to comment as did the French foreign ministry. Continue reading →

State TV and the semi-official Fars news agency reported that seven crew members were detained when the ship was seized late Wednesday carrying 700,000 litres of “smuggled fuel” from Iran. Continue reading →

The highly unusual action of penalizing the top diplomat of another nation comes a month after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has said it is open to negotiations with Iran on a more far-reaching agreement on nuclear and security issues. Continue reading →

A senior Spanish official said the operation was requested by the United States. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency called the incident “an illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.” Continue reading →

Iran had been expected for days to acknowledge it broke the limit after earlier warning it would do so. Continue reading →

Iran’s envoy said the talks with European officials were “a step forward, but it is still not enough and not meeting Iran’s expectations.” Continue reading →

Trump said the use of force against Iran is “always on the table until we get this solved.” Continue reading →