The Latest Breaking News from Iran

After President Donald Trump bragged US strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities, officials cautioned it was still too soon to assess the impact on the country's nuclear programme.

The attacks on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities have not increased radioactivity so far.

Breaking bread with populist firebrand was seen as a move away from military action at the time

This narrow shipping route in the Gulf region sees one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passing through, fuelling a big part of the global economy. And Iran controls its northern side.

Foreign secretary tells MPs the Middle East faces a ‘perilous moment’

Watch live as David Lammy addresses parliament on Monday (23 June), following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in the early hours of Sunday.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.06% at a 3-week high. The dollar is climbing today after the weekend attack by the US on Iran's nuclear facilities boosted safe-haven demand for the dollar. The dollar also found support from the stronger-than-expected US PMI and existing home sales...

NATO allies are poised to take a "quantum leap" by hiking defence spending to counter the threat of Russia, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday, on the eve of a two-day summit.

The GBU-57A/B 'Bunker Buster' is a 30,000-pound non-nuclear bomb, America's largest conventional weapon. Designed to penetrate 200 feet of earth, concrete, and steel, it's crucial for targeting deeply buried sites like Iran's Fordo nuclear facility.