The United States must be prepared for consequences if it tries to stop Iran from selling oil and using the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Wednesday, while also offering to negotiate prisoner swaps with Washington. The United States Monday demanded...

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on several individuals and entities under a program targeting the Iran-backed armed Shi’ite group Hezbollah. Two individuals — a Belgium national and a Lebanon national — and three entities, including two based in Belgium and one based...

Iran is willing to negotiate with America only when the United States lifts pressure and apologizes, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to state media. Oil prices hit their highest level since November on Tuesday after Washington announced all waivers on imports...

Israel's military on Wednesday destroyed the West Bank home of a Palestinian accused of having killed two Israelis in March, the army said. Soldiers surrounded the home late Tuesday in Az-Zawiya in the Salfit region of the occupied West Bank before carrying out the demolition using...