For much of the 20th century, the US and Iran maintained friendly relations. During the Cold War, Washington depended on the ...

President Trump vetoed Israel's plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, focusing on diplomacy. Despite Israel’s actions, Trump ...

The latest Middle East conflict is a combination of events that could not be prevented and the sense that countries sometimes ...

Concern about a strike and the prospect of retaliation led the United States to withdraw diplomats from Iraq and authorize ...

Israel launched air strikes into Iran early Friday, targeting Iran's nuclear facilities and killing top military leaders, ...

The U.S. is reducing non-essential diplomatic personnel in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ...

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark ...

Top congressional Democrats backed Israel — but several other leading Democratic senators expressed skepticism.

Iranians again face a U.S. travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump, with the decision drawing anger, frustration and ...

Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.

Tensions eased after 1990, as the US focused on Iraq after Baghdad's invasion of Kuwait and as Iran in 1997 elected reformist President Mohammed Khatami, who sought better relations with the West.