Iran holds more drills and US carrier nears Mideast in latest preparations for possible war

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East, with the ...

U.S. forces move on Iran as Trump weighs military strike

The United States has put military forces in place in the Middle East for a potential strike on Iran but President Donald ...

Scores of US warplanes head for key bases amid standoff with Iran

As Trump pressures Iran, he's spoken of an "armada" heading for the Mideast, but there's another massive movement of American ...

Russia warns U.S. military buildup heightening Iran tensions

Russia warned against an "unprecedented escalation of tension" around Iran on Thursday and urged restraint amid a U.S.

Russia urges restraint as US builds up military assets near Iran

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as ...

White House presses Iran to make deal, while ramping up military presence

The White House spokeswoman says there are "many reasons and arguments that one could make for a strike against Iran".

Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance

The Iranian naval drill and the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier near the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea ...

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