US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping traffic.
Residents were advised to remain indoors, avoid unnecessary movement outside, and keep all windows and doors sealed.
Trump's visit to China is seen as an opportunity to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers.
"Trump Doesn't Bluff, Prepared To Unleash Hell": US Warns Iran On Negotiations
The most expansive scenario places large US forces inside Iran, establishing permanent bases designed to guarantee the free flow of oil indefinitely.
Russia has evacuated more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant after a reported strike on the compound Tuesday night, the head of Russia's...
Two Marine units, roughly 5,000 personnel in total, are currently en route, joining more than 50,000 American forces already deployed across the Middle East.
One way to force snap elections would be to let parliament fail to pass the budget by March 31.
Two people have died, and more than 10,000 people have been vaccinated since the outbreak of the infectious disease in the county of Kent.
Brittin's name has been circulating in the UK media for weeks, after the current director-general, Tim Davie, resigned in November.
Democrats celebrated the victory as the latest sign voters are turning against Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Trump announced a five-day pause in military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, citing "very good and productive conversations".
A conflict that began on February 28 with a US-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran has rapidly engulfed the entire region.
Iran Rejects US Proposal On Ending War, Lays Down 5 Conditions: Report
Oil prices fell, and battered shares recovered on Wednesday after reports that the US had sent the 15-point plan to Iran.
Robin Liu is reportedly serving his notice period and is expected to return to China, with his last working day likely at the end of March.
Kyiv has become one of the world's most advanced drone manufacturing hubs since Russia invaded in 2022.
The UN Human Rights Council was considering a draft resolution to condemn the attacks by Iran and its actions aimed at closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Refugees are officially not allowed to work in Bangladesh, and smaller rations make survival even more difficult for Rohingyas.
Born to Kurdish-Persian parents in 1961 near Mashhad, a Shiite pilgrim hub in Iran's northeast, Ghalibaf is an expert in human and political geography, who married Zahra Sadat Moshir in 1982 - their wedding officiated by Khomenei - and has three chil
European football's governing body fines Portuguese club Benfica for racist abuse by its fans in Champions League game.
Explosions and smoke were seen in Israel after suspected Iranian strikes.
Israeli forces have forcibly evicted a Palestinian family from their home in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit US at a later date.
The White House has warned Iran to accept what it called a military defeat, or the US will “hit harder” than before.
Representative Jamie Raskin alleged that a newly released memo shows that Trump mishandled highly sensitive documents.
A California jury awarded the plaintiff $3m in damages in the case
US-Israeli attacks have triggered global economic shocks.
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it - including the US and Israel.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres has said that the conflict in the Middle East is “out of control”.
Iran’s state TV has set out a list of five demands it says must be met before the country will agree to end of the war.
Rights group says Israel 'expanding ethnic cleansing in East Jerusalem, throwing Palestinian families into the streets'.
Activists plan to take legal action against the UK prisons that allegedly mistreated them.
As the world tries to reach Cuba through aid convoys, the US continues to impose a fuel blockade.
The US oil blockade has brought Cuba’s power grid to the brink of collapse.
Iraqi authorities say a US air strike on a military site in Anbar killed seven soldiers and wounded 13.
Indian opposition parties have staged a protest over the shortage of cooking gas triggered by the war on Iran.
The US killed seven Iraqi soldiers in a strike in Iraq as it targeted the Popular Mobilisation Forces.
The termination of the US-Israeli war on Iran would require solid guarantees and a credible guarantor.
Black rain follows Tehran oil strikes, spreading toxic fallout into air, soil and water.
A breakdown of the intercontinental tournament that will determine two of last six teams to qualify for World Cup 2026.
Could this be the moment Africa breaks its dependency on foreign energy?
Growing US military presence around Iran suggests shift from air campaign to potential ground operations.
Diplomatic source tells Al Jazeera that Tehran is dismissing the 15-point plan from Washington as unworkable.
Censorship and unity in the face of the Iranian threat combine to stifle dissent as Israel's war with Iran drags on.