Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, ...

The BBC's State Department correspondent and Washington correspondent explain how the president is justifying the action and ...

Apparent Iranian attacks have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, and elsewhere in the region. Earlier, Donald Trump said "major combat operations" were under way in Iran.

The two countries are repairing a strained relationship as they also seek to reduce their trade reliance on the US.

Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE.

But, says BBC Persian, at the same time there appears to be a sense of relief - even celebration - among those who believe the regime's downfall can only come through military intervention. In one ...

Lamine Yamal scores the first hat-trick of his career as Barcelona beat Villarreal to ensure they will stay top of La Liga.

Sahibzada Farhan makes a superb century as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five runs in the T20 World Cup Super 8s but miss out on a semi-final spot on net run-rate.

Claudio Braga's solitary goal moved dominant Hearts seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as Aberdeen ...

Glasgow Warriors missed out on the chance to extend their lead at the top of the United Rugby Championship table as Sean ...

Burnley were denied a memorable point after they were beaten 4-3 by Brentford in a memorable Premier League game at Turf Moor ...

A statue of Celtic and Scotland legend Tommy Gemmell has been unveiled in his home town of Craigneuk in North Lanarkshire.