Heiko Maas says Berlin talking to all sides in bid to calm tensions between US and Iran after tanker attacks, troop buildup

Officer says parts from unexploded mine used to attack ships last week similar to bomb made by firm linked to Revolutionary Guards

PM and IDF chief visit large military exercise in northern Israel amid growing tensions with Iran and its proxy Hezbollah

Israeli, Western intelligence officials said to warn that Tehran is frustrated at failure to force Washington to negotiation table

In any clash between navies, Iran is likely to avoid full-scale battles and choose clandestine, indirect operations, experts say

Deputy foreign minister says development 'cannot be seen otherwise;' Kremlin urges against any further steps that could add to tension in the region

US president tells Time magazine he would not take military action to protect oil supplies

General says 'videos and confessions' will be published at a later date, boasts Tehran and its allies have formed an 'international anti-spying network' against US

Prime minister vows Israel will never let Tehran obtain nuclear weapons, after Iran says it will break limit on uranium stockpile set by nuke deal

US secretary of state appeals to Asian countries dependent on Gulf shipping for fuel, says new US deployment to Middle East is possible