CENTCOM chief shelves Senate testimony as nonessential embassy staff, troops' dependents depart region; Iranian defense minister threatens to strike US bases amid stalled talks

Israel’s strike on an Iranian-controlled compound in Syria in April 2024 prompted Tehran to fire a huge barrage of missiles at Israel. Iran launched a similar assault last fall after Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, as he visited Iran last summer, and then killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah.

Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), confirmed during a Tuesday House hearing that he gave President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a “wide range” of

VIENNA (AP) — Iran said it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility, ratcheting up tensions with the U.N. on Thursday immediately after its atomic watchdog agency censured Iran for failing to comply with nonproliferation obligations meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

A member of Iranian negotiating team Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said that the nuclear talks with Washington are not at an impasse, adding that Iran's response to the US proposal will be logical and constructive.

Iran has warned it will ramp up its nuclear activities after the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s 35-member board of governors adopted a resolution Thursday declaring it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

Iran warns it will strike all US bases in the region if nuclear talks fail, as tensions rise over missiles and uranium enrichment ahead of the next negotiation round in Oman.