Iran has threatened to retaliate, including by striking U.S. bases, if Washington launches an attack on the country.

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as the United States moved military assets into the Middle East, and the Kremli...

US President Donald Trump has warned of "bad things" if Iran does not agree to a deal on its nuclear programme, as tensions escalate with a second American aircraft carrier nearing the Middle East and...

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated as Washington positions military forces in the Middle East.

President Trump has ordered the USS Gerald R Ford – the world’s largest aircraft carrier – toward the region, where it is expected to join other American naval assets, including the USS Abraham Lincol...