Is Iran planning attacks on Americans; why is the US on alert?
US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East 'have reached advanced stages'.
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US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East 'have reached advanced stages'.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country may launch โanother little Epic Furyโ on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American military operation that sparked the war with Iran at the end of February.
Democrats are framing the conflict as an affordability issue to criticise Republican candidates backed by Trump.
US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US strikes on Iran.
Rubio tells US media that reaching a peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult while Hormuz attacks continue.
Relations between the two countries are dominated by policy complexes shaped by a history of hostility.
The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported Thursday. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which erupted with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
The US says it destroyed an Iran-affiliated boat in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of conducting surveillance.
Former White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport underscores the growing threat from Iran-backed Houthi militants, while hardline leadership in Tehran complicates efforts to negotiate an end to the broader regional conflict. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, McGurk discusses his new book, Brink, which recounts negotiations to free the October 7 hostages, and warns that the Trump administration's Russian diesel agreement could undermine efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (Source: Bloomberg)
US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship 'without harming the crew', CENTCOM says.
As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.
Oil prices drop as Trump dismisses speculation of pre-midterm military action against Iran.
Oil fell after President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of Novemberโs midterm elections.
US President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of Novemberโs midterm elections, citing what he said were โproductive discussionsโ with the Islamic Republic. โWe will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,โ Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. The presidentโs comments amounted to an unusual blending of US national security issues and domestic politics. They follow recent reporting in The...
Oil prices rose on fresh concerns about Middle East supplies, before falling on the possible release of more reserves.
US President โ Donald Trump, who waged war โ with Iran and has โ yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but acknowledged doubt about his chances. โI donโt know what their decision is going to be,โ Trump said of the โ2026 award, which the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce on Friday. โThey have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me.โ Since his return to the White House last year, Trump has repeatedly said he deserves what may...
Oil edged higher after a report that the White House asked the Pentagon to draw up strike options against Iran that could be executed before the midterm elections, and as a storm shut some US output.
President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could โtake outโ a major US city like Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from Californiaโs Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans. Trump, speaking at a political rally in the stateโs farm belt on Monday, discussed American wartime economic sacrifices and said he was determined to โsee a tremendous victory, because it verifies all the things we didโ. โAnd again, remember, with the โwar, itโs...
At a campaign rally in Nebraska, US President Donald Trump joked about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran โ had prompted the removal of American B-1 bombers from a British airbase. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been used in US strikes on Iran. Last week, five British men were arrested near the base โ which Iranโs Revolutionary Guards previously said was a legitimate target โ on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. โWe had an idea that there might be a...
The United States has removed its B-1 bombers from a British air base one week after five men were arrested nearby on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a โsuspected plot that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said was likely backed by Iran. The planes had been โ stationed at RAF Fairford, which had recently been used for US strikes on Iran.
Washington Institute research director Dana Stroul tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the US military buildup in the Middle East, including a third aircraft carrier, is expanding President Donald Trumpโs options as diplomacy with Iran remains stalled and Washington weighs its approach to the Houthis in Yemen. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Stroul says US economic sanctions and the naval blockade are putting significant pressure on Iran but have not yet produced major concessions on the Strait of Hormuz, Tehranโs nuclear program or its regional activities. (Source: Bloomberg)
By the end of November, three US aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups will be positioned near Iran.
The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if Presidentย Donald Trumpย chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)