US bombs Iranian military sites and Tehran targets American troops in Kuwait

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then..

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years

BEIRUT (AP):- Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the..

WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response

BUNIA, Congo (AP):- The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading..

Former leader of Hong Kong journalist group sent to prison for obstructing police

HONG KONG (AP):- A prominent Hong Kong journalist began serving a five-day prison sentence Friday after losing an appeal against his conviction for obstructing a police officer in a case that sparked..

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks

WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear..

US military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The U.S. military on Thursday accused Iran of violating a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under attack following an American strike against the..

Trump insists Iran ‘negotiating on fumes’ as he looks for deal to settle conflict and reopen Hormuz

WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump gathered with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran and asserted that the Iranian side is..

In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the..

US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites

WASHINGTON (AP):- The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald..

Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, to..

Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and..

Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush

CAIRO (AP):- The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional..

Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’

By MUNIR AHMED, SAMY MAGDY and MATTHEW LEE, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):- President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely..

US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

WASHINGTON (AP):- The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest..

In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

DUBAI, (AP):- Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted..