Iran and us

'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes

Trump did not confirm previous reports that the US would use a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), colloquially known as the "mother of all bombs," to strike Iran.

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.
This photo obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim shows an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026.

Iran's IRGC claims to have seized US autonomous underwater vehicle in Strait of Hormuz

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries

Iran flag at a Persian Gulf oil facility, July 2005

Trump says US could stay in Iran and keep oil, like Venezuela deal


Trump says Iran agreed to stop funding Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran denies claims

IDF officers in southern Lebanon report they were not informed of ceasefire deal • Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements • Trump: Iran will hand over uranium

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

Lebanon claims Israel broke ceasefire, Trump says Iran war 'going swimmingly'

IDF urges Lebanese citizens to stay north of Litani River • IRGC commander declares victory for Hezbollah • Netanyahu hails "historic opportunity for peace"

MDA first responders respond to reports of shrapnel in northern Israel

White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge

White House budget director Russell Vought said he is not able to estimate the cost of the war with Iran, after US President Donald Trump requested a massive $1.5 trillion annual military budget.

US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Netanyahu says Israel to expand Lebanon buffer zone, continue strikes on Hezbollah

The buffer zone will also be stretched eastward, Netanyahu said, "So we can better help our Druze brothers in their time of need."

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu.

Wiesenthal Center rabbi slams Japanese TV claim Kushner unfit for Iran talks because he is Jewish

Commentator Toru Tamagawa, appearing on Friday’s broadcast of TV Asahi’s Hatori Shinichi Morning Show, questioned whether the special envoy’s Jewish background should have disqualified him.

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

US will not renew waiver on Iranian oil as it mounts pressure on Tehran, sources say

The waiver, which the Treasury Department issued on March 20, allowed some 140 million barrels of oil to reach global markets and helped relieve pressure on energy supply during the war with Iran.

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US could return to Islamabad for additional negotiations with Iran in next two days, Trump says

"We are more inclined to go there," Trump told The New York Post, after reports surfaced of a new round of negotiations between the two countries.

News photographers wait for US President Donald Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to speak with reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 13, 2026.

Dialogue between US, Iran still alive after Islamabad talks ended

A source involved in the talks said the parties came "very close" to an agreement and were "80% there" before running into decisions that could not be settled on the spot. 

US Vice President JD Vance, left, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Iran celebrates ceasefire amid critical war losses, says it 'forced America to accept its demands'

"Although we are in the most difficult circumstances of calamity and loss, it is surprising that we are at the peak of honor and greatness for the Islamic Revolution," said one Iranian official.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Are Iraqi militias crossing into Iran to support Iran's war effort? - analysis

The militia forces could bolster the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. They could also be used by Iran to enforce order and carry out suppression in some areas on its periphery.

 Members of an Iraqi Shi'ite armed group sit in a vehicle after an attack by a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq January 4, 2024.