Is Vladimir Putin preparing to play a bigger role in the US-Iran conflict? The Kremlin has clarified that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian did not ask Russia to mediate with Washington during their meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek.

South Korea is reportedly considering a military role to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, further strengthening Washington’s efforts to unite allies against Tehran on both financial and military fronts. The government will weigh the move against military readiness on the Korean Peninsula and domestic legal requirements,

US strikes on Iranian launchers near the Strait of Hormuz triggered ballistic missile retaliation as Brent crude climbed above $90 a barrel Monday.

The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted by an intransigent Iranian government that has refused to back down in the face of a massive military campaign, President Donald Trump appears to have settled on a dual-prong approach that combines economic pressure with the potential of a devastating escalation in force.

It’s a question President Donald Trump has privately been asking his national security team for months: Why aren’t the Iranian people toppling their leaders?

Trump administration Iran sanctions threaten India's commercial and energy ties with Tehran, putting India-U.S. relations to the test over secondary sanctions.