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Relations between the US and Iran have been strained for years over nuclear issues, sanctions, and regional security.

Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating, raising questions over a possible military ...

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A stark intelligence picture is emerging as U.S. military pressure on Iran intensifies. Warships advance, jets fan out across ...

WASHINGTON -- The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order ...

Iran-US tensions LIVE: President Donald Trump said the US was moving naval warships closer to the region “just in case” he ...

As U.S. warships quietly move toward the Middle East, Iran fires back with a chilling message on state TV. Clerics stood beside live combat drones as engines roared, while a masked IRGC voice issued a ...

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a ...

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now in the Indian Ocean, putting it closer to assist in any potential US operations targeting Iran, two sources told CNN.