Donald Trump’s decision on Iran strike may hinge on last-ditch talks this week
Warplanes and naval assets amount to biggest US regional military build-up since 2003 invasion of Iraq
Can Donald Trump make a diplomatic breakthrough – without any diplomats?
Reliance on Kushner and Witkoff for negotiations raises concerns for US capacity and experience
As US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, how likely is war with Iran?
US and Iran resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option
Iran celebrates anniversary of Islamic revolution a month after deadly antiregime protests
Trump’s preference is for negotiations rather than war but Netanyahu’s objective is to use any means to topple Tehran authorities
Iran arrests leading reformists as US ‘armada’ looms in Arabian Sea
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years
Son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadafy killed in attack
Saif al-Islam dies after four men storm his home
US-Iran relations unravelled when Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal in 2018
US military assets surge in Gulf as Iranian official acknowledges diplomatic efforts
Trump issues warning as Maliki is nominated as Iraqi prime minister
Analysts warn Maliki nomination and US threats could destabilise Iraq amid regional tensions
US and Iran engage in shadow-boxing as US armada arrives in Gulf
Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted
Luxury apartments and data hubs: ‘New Gaza’ plan criticised by Palestinians and UN experts
Gaza lies in ruins, while a US blueprint envisions a futuristic dreamscape of gleaming residential developments along the Mediterranean coast
Trump’s Greenland deal could be modelled on Cyprus
Any possible deal struck by the US and Denmark would be modelled on British bases in Cyprus
Palestinian prisoners ‘severely mistreated, abused’ in Israeli jails, rights watchdog says
Harsh treatment and conditions have led to at least 84 deaths, says Jerusalem-based B’Tselem
US Gulf allies warnings play key role in Trump’s stepping back from Iran intervention
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have been engaged in a joint effort to highlight risks of military strikes
A collapse of Iran’s regime requires two crucial conditions
Security forces must split, and there must be a clear and credible regime successor
Who is the exiled crown prince encouraging demonstrations across Iran?
Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the last shah, ousted in the 1979 clerical coup, emerges as leading figure in opposition