U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday it was an Israeli decision whether to annex parts of the West Bank and the United States will offer its views on this to the new Israeli government in private. "As for the annexation of the West Bank, the Israelis will ultimately make...

 Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 rose by 94 in the past 24 hours to 5,391 people, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Wednesday. The Islamic Republic has recorded 85,996 cases of the new coronavirus, Jahanpur said, noting that 63,113 people have recovered...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denounced Iran following Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps' succesful launch of the country's first military satellite into orbit, increasing tension with the United States over Tehran's nuclear and missile program. Pompeo reacted to Tehran's announcement...

Amid tensions with Iran, President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Twitter he has given orders for the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats found to be harassing U.S. ships. A U.S. Navy video last week showed small Iranian fast boats coming close to American warships as they...