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Iran says ready for anything after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die'

Iran says ready for anything after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die'

Iran said on Tuesday it was prepared for any eventuality, after US President Donald Trump warned "a whole civilization will die" if the Islamic republic did not heed a looming deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking in Budapest, Vice President JD Vance said the United States

Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran showed no sign of backing down Tuesday as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, defying threats by President Donald Trump to "decimate" the country's civilian infrastructure. The Iranian army dismissed what they called Trump's "arrogant rhetoric

Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intel chief as Trump deadline looms

Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intel chief as Trump deadline looms

Israeli strikes killed the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as the Islamic republic on Monday defied threats from US President Donald Trump to devastate civilian infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The warring sides kept up their barrage of strikes, with Iranian missiles

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

Iranian and American forces were racing each other early Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war. Tehran said it had shot down the F-15 warplane, while US media reported American special forces had

Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure

Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure

Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside civilian infrastructure -- with the month-long war on Friday showing little sign of easing. Strikes have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites, raising fears of wider disruption

Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month

Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month

Gulf countries and Israel came under missile fire and Israeli forces struck Iran on Saturday, as the war raged into its second month with Washington expressing hopes for progress in talks with Tehran. In a sign that the conflict may be expanding further, Israel's military said air defences

Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war

Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war

Israel launched strikes across Iran on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said Tehran wanted a deal to end the nearly four-week war despite its top diplomat rejecting any talks with Washington. The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into