US Iran Tension
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Trump tweets order to navy to ‘destroy’ Iranian gunboats that ‘harass’ U.S. shipsU.S. President Donald Trump did not cite a specific Iranian provocation in his tweet or provide details.WorldApr 22, 2020
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Iran says Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi oil sites a ‘legitimate defence’Iran said Monday that the missile-and-drone attack on major Saudi oil sites earlier this month was an act of "legitimate defence" by Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels.WorldSep 30, 2019
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World leaders to talk climate change, regional conflicts at UN General AssemblyThe United Nations, designed to promote a multilateral world, has struggled in the face of increasing unilateralism by the United States and other nations that favor going it alone over the brand of collaboration that the global body advocates.WorldSep 24, 2019
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U.K. PM Boris Johnson says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilitiesThe U.K. Conservative prime minister also said the he would work with allies to “de-escalate” Middle East tensions that have soared since the Sept. 14 attack on the world’s largest oil processor and an oil field.WorldSep 23, 2019
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it is ready for ‘any scenario’ amid standoff with U.S.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in New York for the U.N. meetings, has warned that any retaliatory strike on Iran by the U.S. or Saudi Arabia will result in ``an all-out war.''WorldSep 21, 2019
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Saudi oil site attack an Iranian ‘act of war’: PompeoIran, which has denied involvement in the attack, warned the U.S. it will retaliate immediately if it is targeted.WorldSep 18, 2019
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Iran’s supreme leader says there will be no talks with U.S. ‘at any level’There had been reports about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month in New York.WorldSep 17, 2019
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Iran urges U.S. to ‘abandon warmongering’ after firing of John BoltonHassan Rouhani’s remarks signaled approval of U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of John Bolton as national security adviser. Bolton had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.WorldSep 11, 2019
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Iranian oil tanker pursued by U.S. turns off tracker near coast of SyriaThe disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian oil tankers turning off their Automatic Identification System to try and mask where they deliver their cargo amid U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's energy industry.WorldSep 3, 2019
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Macron attempts to arrange meeting between Trump, Iranian leaderMacron said he hoped Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could meet within weeks in hopes of saving the 2015 nuclear deal.WorldAug 26, 2019
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