U.S.-allied Bahrain warned its citizens Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return "immediately" for their safety, state news agency BNA said. The Bahrain Foreign Ministry cited, "unstable regional circumstances, dangerous developments and potential...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out in the region as Tehran did not want a conflict and no country had the “illusion it could confront Iran”, the state news agency IRNA reported. Tensions have escalated in recent days,...

Iran has adopted new tactics and new destinations in shipping its oil exports following the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions, a senior Iranian maritime official was quoted as saying Saturday by the semi-official ILNA news agency. "The Oil Ministry's tactics in exporting oil and petroleum...

President Donald Trump on Friday said it is a "good thing" if Iran is confused by US policy. In a tweet, Trump lambasted the media for what he said was its "fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran." But in his view, the coverage had one positive effect. "At least Iran...