Iran is pushing back against U.S. demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours that host U.S. bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, ...

The nuclear powered USS Carl Vinson has entered the Indian Ocean, on its way to join the Harry S. Truman in the Middle East.

Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an ...