The Latest Breaking News from Iran

As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, Israel is increasing its calls on the United States to become involved in the conflict.

The military censor has introduced a slew of new restrictions on journalists covering the unfolding war.

Israeli prime minister prompts furious backlash for remarks in front of missile-struck hospital at height of Iran conflict

President denies report in Wall Street Journal and says newspaper has ‘no idea’ of his plans for Israel and Iran

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…

Donald Trump has dismissed reports that he has approved a plan of attack against Iran, and now says he will decide on US involvement within two weeks. This will only add to the speculation and confusion about what the president might do in response to the mounting conflict between Iran…

At the time of writing, US President Donald Trump is deliberating over whether to join Israel’s air campaign to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme. This is already a contentious issue within Washington DC and the Trump administration. But if the president decides to take the US into a war…

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