The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

Ayatollah Khamenei has reportedly gone underground amid the threat of a potential US strike on Iran and fears of assassination attempts on the Iranian Supreme leader.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a massive US military "armada" including USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and destroyers moving toward Iran to deter nuclear restarts and protest crackdowns.

Iran has issued a stern warning, stating any attack will be treated as an all-out war, amid the deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets to the Middle East. Tehran's military is on high alert,

South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy.

Last year in June, Tehran launched missile strikes against a US base in Qatar after vowing to retaliate when US forces directly attacked Iran’s three main nuclear sites following weeks of threats by Trump. US officials said the missiles had been successfully intercepted and no casualties were reported.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched its first military exercise since the end of its 12-day war with Israel, state television reported Thursday, with navy vessels launching missiles at targets at sea in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. While such ...