The Pentagon extended the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group and ordered a second flotilla to the Middle East, Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Tuesday. It also sent additional warplanes to the region, including F-35 fighters and B-2 stealth bombers, according to a U.S. official.

Russia warned on Thursday against any attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure as tensions grow with the United States over its nuclear program and after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran if it doesn't reach a deal.

D UBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has responded to a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to its supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, rejecting the option of direct talks.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized two overseas-registered tankers in the Persian Gulf accused of fuel smuggling.

The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran as tensions once again flare in the Middle East.

France's foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran over its contested nuclear programme then a military confrontation seemed "almost inevitable".

THE Trump administration’s threats aimed at Iran do not bode well for global peace, and unless Washington

French President Emmanuel Macron was convening key ministers and experts on Wednesday to discuss Iran, including its nuclear programme, amid growing tensions between Tehran and U.S. President Donald Trump,

Iranian state media is reporting that Iran has placed all of its missiles on launchers in response to a potential U.S. attack.

Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed that B-2s have deployed to Diego Garcia, a US-UK military base.

In an apparent warning to Iran, several B-2 stealth bombers have recently been spotted on the runway of the U.S. military installation located on the island of Diego Garcia.