Kasra Naji Special Correspondent, BBC Persian BBC After spending nearly two weeks in a secret bunker somewhere in Iran during his country’s war with Israel, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, might want to use the opportunity of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now comes a new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half century, the world has witnessed an enmity for the ages — the threats, the plotting, the poisonous…
President Trump took a rare dig at his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, following this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands before telling a Ukrainian reporter that “we’re going to see” if Washington is able to supply Patriot missile systems and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The whipsaw chain of events involving Iran, Israel and the United States that culminated in a surprise ceasefire has raised many questions about how the Trump administration will approach the Middle East going forward. Yet, the answer…
PARIS (AP) — Israel’s tally of the war damage it wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 scientists, an unprecedented attack on the brains behind Iran’s nuclear program that outside experts say can only set it…
Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty…
By David Albright and Spencer Faragasso, with the Good ISIS Team June 24, 2025 Israel’s historic Operation Rising Lion has targeted many Iranian nuclear sites, causing massive damage to its nuclear program and setting it back significantly. After 12 days…
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi claimed on social media that no agreement had been reached on a ceasefire, though the country will comply once Israel stops its attacks on Iran. “As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war…
President Trump claims a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been agreed to In a post on Truth Social, president Trump claims a 12-hr ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been reached. The ceasefire, he says, will begin in 6…
In this screenshot from a video, missiles and air defense interceptors illuminate the night sky over Doha after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…