WASHINGTON — Top Trump administration officials do not yet have clear guidance on what President Donald Trump would hope to accomplish with military action in Iran as U.S. and Iranian officials plan to meet Friday to try to avoid a war,

If President Donald Trump does make the decision to strike Iran, these air defense deployments will give him more options and greater leeway than he had two weeks ago.

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Trump-Iran latest: US military shoots down Iranian drone as Tehran demands venue change for talks - The incident came ahead of planned talks between Iran and the United States

Iran’s foreign minister vowed on Sunday that Tehran will never abandon uranium enrichment, even if it means facing war with the United States, sharpening a tense standoff over its nuclear program. Enjoy the latest local,

Sunday’s meeting between senior officials saw Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warning against the ‘law of the jungle’.

Trump-Iran latest: US president hopeful of Tehran deal even as Khamenei warns of wider war in the region - Iran's supreme leader warned that a US attack would spark a ‘regional war’

The United States says it will impose secondary tariffs on any country that imports goods or services from Iran. Also on the programme, a look at how the European Union will handle its trading relationship with China in the coming years;