US President Donald Trump said Iran is negotiating with the United States following his threats of renewed military action and amid a buildup of a US "armada" in the tense Middle East region.

Iran’s top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic Republic’s army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.

Whether Trump ultimately becomes the most consequential U.S. president for Iran since Jimmy Carter or merely an accelerant of instability will hinge on whether his administration can move beyond improvisation and develop a coherent strategy.

An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in Iran 's port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by rescuers.

Iran launched a crack down on nationwide protests which initially began as demonstrations against the country's economic woes but broadened into a challenge to the Islamic Republic's theocracy. Activists say at least 6,

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Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage any materials remaining there

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter.

Iran is ready to participate in “fair and just” nuclear talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations, but will not be dictated to, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday.

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran's acting Friday prayer leader in Tehran said the United States cannot repeat past 'foolishness' following what he described as a 12-day war that demonstrated the country's military capabilities,