By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Pentagon has released the names of four of the six service members killed in the Iran war, saying they died in a drone strike in…
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed — but said “most of the people we had…
By STEFANIE DAZIO, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and DANIEL NIEMANN BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people, from Romanian religious pilgrims to tourists and diplomats’ family members, are stranded across the Middle East as the Iran war spreads. Major airlines have canceled flights to and from…
By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes…
By FOSTER KLUG and ANGELA CHARLTON The war in the Middle East expanded on multiple fronts Monday as attacks from Iran and Iranian-backed militias struck Israel and Arab states as well as U.S. military targets in the region. The U.S. military said Kuwait…
By FOSTER KLUG TOKYO (AP) — A shaken world reacted with anger and confusion — and more involvement than expected, in some cases — Monday as the coordinated U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend sprawled into a regional war. The…
Members of Mississippi’s Congressional Delegation have responded to the United States strikes on Iran, strike’s which killed Iran’s Supreme Leader. Congressman Mike Ezell said in part…
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. The U.S. president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official…
Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. There were…
By AAMER MADHANI, JULIA FRANKEL and BASSEM MROUE Updated 12:13 PM CDT, October 1, 2024 JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the monthslong fighting between Israel and Iran’s proxies in the region — Hezbollah and…
By Marlene Lenthang The man charged in connection with an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Florida this month dropped off a box at a person’s home that included a letter that declared, "This was an assassination attempt," a new court document…
The activities attributed to Iran mark a significant escalation at a time when most public election interference discussion has centered on Russia.
President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he has instructed the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats" that harass US ships. "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and…
PERSIAN GULF — Wednesday, eleven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches of the USS Lewis B. Puller, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Firebolt, USS Sirocco, USCGC Wrangell and USCGC Maui. The U.S. vessels…
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has banned all flights to and from Iran over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, just a day after its spread was announced across multiple…
By NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has struck back at the United States for killing a top Revolutionary Guard commander, calling it revenge for the U.S. killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.…
SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on…
By NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television says 32 people have been killed and 190 others injured in a stampede that erupted at a funeral procession for a general slain…
Negotiations continue on whether world powers will curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions.