Two US warplanes were downed over Iran, said media reports, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran's forces. The incidents show the risks still faced by US jets over Iran despite assertions from President Donald Trump that their forces had total control of the skies.
Oil prices continued to climb on Thursday with no sign of easing, as markets priced in a prolonged supply squeeze from the Middle East following stalled negotiations and firm signals from Donald Trump that the blockade on Iran will remain in place.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned the US military will destroy bridges and electric power plants in Iran, even as the world awaited an end to the conflict.
US President Donald Trump has said that he is going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses US concerns about its nuclear programme.
US President Donald Trump said Iran had indicated it was in a “state of collapse” and was seeking the urgent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, even as efforts to end the two-month conflict remained deadlocked.
The latest proposal by Iran to end the war is unlikely to be accepted by US President Donald Trump, a CNN report said quoting sources.
US President Donald Trump and senior officials in the US administration were evacuated from the venue hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner following a security threat.
US President Donald Trump said he believes the suspected shooter who stormed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a “lone wolf.”
US President Donald Trump on Saturday cancelled a trip by two US envoys to Pakistan, stating that he no longer plans to send a US delegation to Pakistan this weekend, blaming 'infighting' in Iran for derailing potential talks and saying the trip would have been “too much work.”
US President Donald Trump has ordered the country's navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iran announced that it has received its first revenue from tolls it imposed on ships passing through the strait.