Amid tense relations over Ankara's Syria offensive, US prosecutor calls case of Halkbank the most serious violation of Iran sanctions his office has seen

Senior MP says Tehran will present UN with 'abundant documents' showing 'certain governments' were behind last week's explosions on ship in Red Sea

Ruhollah Zam, opposition figure arrested for sparking wave of anti-revolutionary protests, forced to issue public apology

A near-fatal lightning strike brings an extremely rare issue to the fore, while more common types of storms, from Jerusalem to Syria to Moscow, brew as they all always have

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports government troops in town of Ain Issa; Russian envoy says Ankara and Damascus officials in contact to avoid 'unacceptable' clashes

Kais Saied, a political newcomer who scored a landslide election victory this week, says Jews without Israeli passports are welcome in his country

Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah tells global security conference that a conflict would be 'in no one's interest'

Meeting between Kohavi and Blue and White chief approved by Netanyahu, comes a week after abrupt US withdrawal and Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held areas

Turkish ruler tells reporters he urged US president to act in a way befitting 'a strong leader' and stand up to media influence

Turkish leader says quickest way to resolve the conflict is for Kurd militants to lay down their arms and leave Ankara's self-declared 'safe zone' in north of country