An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.

Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will strike "every site and every target of the ayatollah regime" in Iran.

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.

The decision by the US Agency for Global Media came after the Trump administration pledged to reduce VOA to its “statutory minimum."

Several dozen sidelined Voice of America staffers have suddenly been called back to work as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.

The Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi is expected to be absent from Internazionale's debut in the Club World Cup due to off-field issues.Taremi foi tirar férias no Irã e está preso em seu país porque