New York Times says president asked GOP mega-donor to assess his hawkish adviser during a recent Republican Jewish Coalition meeting

Saber-rattling adds to tensions in Gulf, as Tehran reiterates it does not want talks with Trump administration

John Bolton visit coincides with regional summits in Saudi Arabia, as US and Arab allies seek to further isolate Iran

FM Zarif rejects US president's claim Washington is only trying to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons

Addressing Persian Gulf tensions, US president tells Japanese PM: 'Nobody wants to see terrible things happen, especially me'

Amid war of words and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, vote could provide political cover for uranium enrichment

One army general warns Tehran has 'secret weapons' to destroy American forces, while another says 'rational American commanders' will prevent war

Top Pentagon official says US believes with 'very high confidence' that Revolutionary Guard actively planning additional anti-American attacks

American president says forces will have a 'mostly protective' role; deployment comes amid heightened tensions between US and Iran

Ahead of trip by Mohammad Javad Zarif, Islamabad calls on 'all sides to show restraint, as any miscalculated move, can transmute into a large-scale conflict'