The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Trump Reportedly Meets With Top National Security Team With Iran In Focus

President Donald Trump changed his weekend schedule on Friday, canceling plans to stay at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey to return to the White House as he discusses Iran with his national security team.

International Business Times · May 22

The turbulent 15 months of Trump’s unlikely US intelligence director

The ex-Democrat without an intelligence background took many actions seemingly meant to flatter Trump

The Guardian - US · May 22

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AAP · May 22

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AAP · May 22

Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Tulsi Gabbard resigned Friday as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she is stepping down to support her husband after his diagnosis with a rare bone cancer. Her departure marks the fourth Cabinet-level exit of Trump’s second term and comes amid growing tensions over the administration’s Iran policy…

France 24 · May 22

Rubio urges Strait of Hormuz plan B as UK mission for ‘when no one shooting’

America’s top diplomat stresses the need for an alternative if Iran refuses to give up control of the channel and enforces tolls

Evening Standard · May 22

Crude Oil Prices Gain as Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed

July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Friday closed up +0.25 (+0.26%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed up +0.0756 (+2.31%). Crude oil rebounded from a 1-week low on Friday and settled higher as a US-Iran peace deal remains elusive, keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and disrupting global...

Barchart · May 22

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AAP · May 22

Iran capable of using any weapon in its hands: UAE

Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash urged Tehran not to overplay its hand in the stop-start negotiations during the West Asia war's fragile ceasefire. Iranian officials "have missed a lot of chances over the years because there's a tendency to overestimate their cards", Gargash said at a forum in Prague. "I hope…

The Economic Times · May 22

Pakistan military chief arrives in Tehran in push to end Iran war

TEHRAN - Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.

Bangkok Post · May 22