The US Army 82nd Airborne Division, capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours, may be sent to Iran according to a New York Times report. One option being weighed by the administration is seizing Kharg Island, a critical oil export hub.
Street voices from Iran's capital express deep distrust of any US-Iran negotiations after the president revealed details of an emerging deal with Iran.
The president disclosed terms of an emerging deal with Tehran, including joint management of the Strait of Hormuz.
24 hours after threatening to destroy Iran's power infrastructure over the Strait of Hormuz, the president says talks are now underway. "Trump backs down from attacking energy infrastructures after Iran's firm warning," the Iranian embassy in Kabul says.
US and Israeli intelligence sources told the Washington Post that Mojtaba Khamenei has not responded to messages – and that his absence has left the Revolutionary Guards in command.
Rights groups warn over 100 protest detainees face death sentences as Tehran presses ahead with crackdown despite Israel-US war.
With less than a day left on Trump's 48-hour deadline, the Revolutionary Guards threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz completely and bomb energy facilities across the region – as Reza Pahlavi urged strikes on the regime's repression apparatus, not civilian infrastructure.
The Turkish foreign minister conducted four separate diplomatic calls focused on halting the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, a Turkish diplomatic source confirmed.
Sources say Majid Mousavi vanished from the front lines as casualties mounted, prompting formal complaints from soldiers' families over what they described as near-suicidal missions without command support.
Iranian projectile makes direct impact on a residential neighborhood in Arad. Preliminary toll stood at 64 hurt, including 10 seriously, and 15 sustaining moderate wounds.
