Iran claims it has deployed small submarines as an "invisible guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz, but analyst says the vessels pose limited strategic threat.

One of the Trump administration’s key talking points on the Iran war is that the Islamic Republic’s missile and military capabilities were devastated in US-Israeli bombing campaigns before the ceasefire began in April.

The announcement came just a day after the U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee revealed that Israel had sent Iron Dome air-defense weapons and personnel to operate them to the UAE.

The Israeli prime minister met with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in the UAE, his office confirmed.

The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.

The suspected oil spill covering many square miles of sea near Iran’s main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery.

Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China - the first by a U.S. president to America's main strategic rival since his last visit there in 2017 - has taken on added significance.

Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. will attempt to convince Chinese leaders to play a more active role in pressuring Iran ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.