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Trump imposes sanctions on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that the sanctions would deny Khamenei access to financial resources

Crude oil prices slide as Trump asks why is US protecting Strait of Hormuz

Benchmark Brent crude futures slid as much as 1.5% while US crude extinguished an early rally and lost almost 1%

Risk of war with Iran grows after decades of economic warfare by the US

Existing sanctions have already devastated innocent Iranians. Not only that, they've undermining long-accepted principles of international cooperation and diplomacy

If Iran tensions flare, Israel may strike while the world quietly watches

If international relations with Iran grow more volatile, Israel could take dramatic, unilateral action against its neighbor and longtime adversary

US launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems: Reports

The attack crippled computers used to control rocket and missile launches, according to the Post, which cited people familiar with the matter

Iran summons Emirates' top envoy over US drone incident, says media report

Tehran and Washing have had no diplomatic relations since 1979

Airlines stay away from Strait of Hormuz after Iran-US tensions escalate

A so-called notice to airmen from the FAA says airline flights above the Tehran flight-information region of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are prohibited until further notice

UK minister to visit Iran on Sunday for crisis talks amid Gulf tensions

A minister from Britain's Foreign Office will travel to Iran on Sunday for talks with senior Iranian government officials amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region, the department said Saturday. Minister of State for the Middle East Andrew Murrison will call for an "urgent de-escalation" of the crisis and raise British concerns "about Iran's regional conduct and its threat to cease complying with the nuclear deal to which the UK remains fully committed," a department statement said. "At this time of increased regional tensions and at a crucial period for the future of the nuclear deal, this visit is an opportunity for further open, frank and constructive engagement with the government of Iran," it added. US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States was "cocked & loaded" to strike Iran but pulled back at the last minute because it would not have been a "proportionate" response to Tehran shooting down a pilotless American drone. The downing of the drone -- which ...

After downing drone, Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat

Iran says won't allow its borders to be violated

'No hurry': Trump reveals why he decided to abort strikes on Iran

10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, Trump said

Iran says it has shot down US 'spy' drone over its territory: Report

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US "spy drone" over its territory after it violated Iranian airspace, according to Iranian state television

US-Iran tension: Tehran says it's in charge of security of Strait of Hormuz

The United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday that drove up oil prices and raised concern about a new US-Iranian confrontation

US will respond with 'great force' if Iran attacks interests: Donald Trump

Trump spoke to reporters as he left the White House Monday evening en route to a rally in Pennsylvania