Abdul-Mahdi's comments suggest he stands by previous statements that US soldiers should leave country despite recent signals toward deescalation between Tehran and Washington

Top French diplomat warns Tehran could get access to atomic weapons within 'one or two years' if accord continues to lose substance

Chauncy Lump says 7-minute video in which he brandishes a rifle while dressed in a shower curtain was made as a joke

At first campaign rally of 2020, President alleges that Iranian general was planning attacks against US embassies outside of Baghdad, mocks Democrats for wanting to be briefed

Saber-rattling between Tehran and Washington has increased significantly in wake of a US killing of Qassem Soleimani last week

'It's already been done. We've increased them. They were very severe, but now it's increased substantially,' Trump says, without offering any specifics

Amid tensions between Tehran and Washington, presidential loyalist says Iranian retaliatory strike after hit on top general was 'an act of war'

Equities rally and oil steadies as Washington and Tehran appear to back down from march to war in the wake of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says alliance need not mobilize large deployments of combat troops but should 'enable local forces to fight terrorism themselves'

Police looking for arsonist in home country of US first lady; mayor says setting statue alight is 'symbol of intolerance toward artistic projects in our society'