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New US sanctions target Iranians' access to food, medicine, says Iran

The United States on Friday imposed more sanctions, targeting the Central Bank of Iran, which was already under US sanctions

At UN, Trump to tout leadership as US seeks to tackle Iran and China

Trump has said he is considering how to respond and that military action is an option

Saudi warns of 'necessary steps' if it finds Iran is behind Aramco attacks

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said the probe would prove that the Sept. 14 strikes had come from the north and that Iran bore responsibility

If anyone crosses our borders, we will hit them: Iran's foreign minister

Iran has denied involvement in the Sept 14 attack in Saudi Arabia that was initially claimed by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels

US to deploy forces in Gulf in response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities

US to deploy forces in Gulf on after drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Trump backs severe sanctions, says many options short of war for Iran

Iran again denied involvement in the Sept. 14 raids, which hit the world's biggest crude oil processing facility and initially knocked out half of Saudi output

US readies response to Saudi oil attacks, says Iran likely to blame

US Secretary of Defense Mike Esper also singled out Iran as a regional destabilizing force, while stopping short of directly accusing Tehran over the strike

US blames Iran for Saudi oil strikes, engaging in false diplomacy

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed credit for the attacks on two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry

Iran says it's no longer abiding by uranium enrichment limits

Iran is throwing down a new challenge to European leaders struggling to sustain their diplomatic push to calm the Gulf

Iran's Hassan Rouhani warns Emmanuel Macron of taking next nuclear step

Macron has been leading efforts to de-escalate the situation and he expressed hopes of bringing together Rouhani and Trump for a meeting during a G7 summit days ago

US threatens visa ban on crew of Iran tanker on terrorism grounds

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the Grace 1 was assisting Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which the US deems a "terrorist organization"

Iran unveils upgraded missile defence system amid rising tensions with US

Iran shot down a US Global Hawk drone with a surface-to-air missile in June for allegedly violating its airspace, which the United States denies

Iran seizes third foreign tanker, says it was carrying 'smuggled fuel'

Seven foreign crew were arrested in the operation carried out on Wednesday night, said Fars news agency, which is considered close to the Guards

Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf for 'fuel smuggling'

The vessel -- the third foreign ship seized by the guards in the Gulf since July 14 -- is suspected of smuggling a large volume of fuel

Tanker seizure a breach of N-Deal; oil trade must not be disturbed: Iran

British authorities detained an Iranian tanker off the UK overseas territory of Gibraltar in early July on allegations it was breaching EU sanctions on Syria

UK plan for European fleet to escort tankers in Gulf 'provocative': Iran

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said such a force would only make matters worse

Iran warns UK against escalating tensions, says crew of seized ship safe

Britain has called Iran's capture of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday a "hostile act"

Iran denies Trump's assertion that US Navy destroyed one of its drones

Gulf tensions are high, with fears the United States and its longtime foe Iran could stumble into war

UK says seized Iranian oil tanker could be released on conditions

The tanker's interception came on the heels of already high tensions in the Persian Gulf as the Trump administration continues its campaign of maximum pressure on Iran

British special forces seize oil tanker for busting Syria sanctions

The seizure, announced by Gibraltar's government, could inflame tensions between Iran and the EU just as the UK, France and Germany try to keep Iran from walking away from the nuclear deal