‘You don’t do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side,’ Trump told reporters on Friday

Iran’s regime has spent years making plans to cope without its leadership and built a defence designed to survive and draw the US into an unwinnable ground war, writes world…

‘You don’t do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side,’ Trump told reporters on Friday

But more troops and warships are being sent to the region and the White House is seeking billions more in funding for the war.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran, as the United States temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian…

Trump says he is not looking for a ceasefire with Iran as mixed messages from US president come amid an escalating war.

Three weeks of a fierce US-Israeli bombardment in Iran has not wiped out Tehran’s ability to fire retaliation strikes. Experts tell Alex Croft that Tehran could continue the war…

Top Israeli general says war ‘not close’ to ending despite Trump’s claim he is considering ‘winding down’ offensive

A five-day ‘pause’ allows Gulf nations to find dwindling air defences, buys Iran’s decentralised military system respite and gives Trump the chance to reflect on how to get out of…

Iran has denied the president’s claim of ‘very strong’ negotiations and says he is trying to ‘manipulate the financial and oil markets’