President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has set off an increasingly visible battle in the city's eastern sector - with an emboldened Israel seeking to cement its control over the contested area and Palestinians pushing back to maintain their limited foothold. In...

Iran says it has launched a domestically built destroyer in the Arab Gulf capable of traveling some five months without refueling. State TV reported Saturday that it had taken six years to build the 1,300-ton vessel, named Sahand after a mountain in northern Iran. The Sahand has...

A Turkish court has ruled that the former leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition remain in prison, his lawyer said on Twitter Friday, after top EU officials last week called for the politician's swift release. Ten days ago the European Court of Human Rights urged Turkey to swiftly...

Iran said Friday the European Union must be given more time to set up a trade mechanism meant to circumvent reimposed U.S. sanctions on Tehran, but warned it could not "wait forever". Brussels is working on a payment system to continue trade and business ties with Iran after the U.S....