Four Arab states conducted intense diplomacy with the United States and Iran this week to prevent a threatened U.S. attack on Iran over Tehran's use of force against protesters that they feared would have impacts across the region,

Iran is complex. But a Rutgers professor says there is a clear solution to the U.S. avoiding war and promoting democracy.

Iran's key retaliatory leverage is the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, which could affect 20 percent of global oil and gas trade, though this would be a last resort, as it could disproportionately affect Iran's own oil trade, S-RM said in an analysis provided to Newsweek .

Amid volatile internal conflict and heightened tensions with the United States, Iran made an abrupt decision to close its airspace on Thursday. Iran closed its airspace for nearly five hours overnight into Thursday,

Several key U.S. allies in the Middle East have engaged in intensive diplomacy between Iran and the United States, aiming to stave off a military conflict, a Gulf official told CBS News.

Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.

The president's top national security advisers met Tuesday to consider action against Iran over its crackdown on protesters.

A disruption to global oil supplies could cause prices to rise at a time when President Donald Trump has turned his focus to affordability on the home front.

Israel warns Iran not to test its military readiness amid tensions over ballistic missiles and nuclear capabilities following summer 2025 operations.