U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced U.S. military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran. The Pentagon's ...

The U.S. has significantly ramped up its military force with the deployment of missile defense systems, stealth bombers and aircraft carriers.

Iran and Armenia were set to conclude two days of joint military exercises along their shared border on Thursday, amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and between longtime rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan.

As tension mounts between the US and Iran, an “indirect” meeting between envoys from Washington and Tehran is taking place in Oman on Saturday. It’s a rare diplomatic exchange between two countries

Iran has rapidly advanced its drone capabilities, including surveillance and attack systems and it has become a major exporter — including to Russia, which has used Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine. In January, the Iranian army acquired 1,000 drones with a reported range of more than 1,200 miles and high destructive capacity.

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 is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear programme warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over U.S. intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

Iran's Kayhan newspaper threatens Donald Trump with assassination in response to Soleimani's death, escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington.- Watch Video on English Oneindia