The US military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday. The pieces are being moved into place both to intimidate Tehran and to have options to strike inside the country should negotiations over its nuclear program fail,

Vice President JD Vance said Iran had failed to acknowledge core U.S. demands in talks here Tuesday, after which Washington said it had agreed to give Tehran two weeks to close the gaps between the si...

The US expects to receive detailed proposals from the Iranian government to address gaps in the positions of the two countries following talks in Geneva today, US officials said.

WASHINGTON — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly taunted President Trump, insinuating that the US military, which has amassed a powerful naval presence in the region, could be “slappe...

The size and speed of the U.S. military buildup stand out. Trump has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East, where it will join the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers already there.

Iran has said that it has reached an understanding with the United States on the “guiding principles” to resolve the long-standing dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme; however, there was still wor...

Iran’s supreme leader also threatened to send US aircraft carriers to the “bottom of the sea”, despite diplomatic efforts continuing in Geneva.