India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that an Iranian naval vessel, the IRIS Lavan, has docked in Kochi on humanitarian grounds after a sister ship was sunk by a US submarine.

Iran’s president has said that the US demand for unconditional surrender is a 'dream that they should to take to their grave'.

America might be wary of putting its boots on the ground in Iran, but the Kurdish forces they have supported in northern Iraq are rushing rapidly to build up a force on their border. Columns of armoured vehicles clog the road to the snow-capped crossing of Haj Omran.

Several international airports and airlines have announced temporary closures and issued travel advisories for passengers amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the US and Israel’s attack on Iran.

Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea

Tehran ramped up its assault on Kurdish forces in Iraq on Thursday following reports that the Iranian militias had launched a ground offensive against the regime. Kurdish bases along the western border were struck by missiles,