“I would certainly go [to war] over nuclear weapons,” Trump tells Time in interview. Statement comes after Iran announced it was stepping up its nuclear program, saying it will breach the limit the 2015 nuclear deal set on its stockpile of enriched uranium within 10 days.
Comments come after Saudi crown prince blames Iran for attacks on oil tankers in Persian Gulf and presses international community to take a "decisive stand."
Former leader reportedly collapses during his espionage trial. Morsi was elected to the presidency after the Arab Spring revolution and then ousted in 2013 because of his pro-Islamic agenda and put on trial. Morsi, a staunchly anti-Israel politician, was considered a prominent figure in the Muslim Brotherhood until he founded an Islamist political party.
Arab League head Ahmed Aboul Gheit says Arabs agree a Palestinians state must be established on the June 4, 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital.
"We shared the information about the exposed network with our allies that led to the identification and arrest of CIA intelligence agents," senior official says. Opposition sources claim IRGC official arrested for helping Mossad.
Iran: US waging "Iranophobic campaign" of economic warfare. With 20% of world's oil passes through Strait of Hormuz, acting US defense secretary cites need for contingency plans should situation deteriorate.
Tehran "categorically rejects" unfounded US claim over Gulf of Oman attacks, Iran's UN envoy says. Zarif: Allegations part of efforts by US "B Team" to conceal its economic terrorism against Iran.
Twitter has previously acknowledged pulling down hundreds of "inauthentic" accounts that pushed talking points favorable to the Saudi government, which has built an "electronic army" tasked with furthering its agenda online.
American allies in the Middle East and beyond point finger at Tehran after US shows evidence that it was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday. Iran decries "Iranophobic campaign" waged by the United States.
Lawmakers step up pressure on administration in the wake of civilian casualties in the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen and the the alleged role of Riyadh in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
