The next round of talks between the US and Iran in Geneva on Thursday could be decisive in the president’s decision-making. BBC News
Read More »Trump gives no clear signal on Iran in State of the Union
Lindsay Foreman speaks to the BBC before sentencing
A British woman who was detained by Iran has told the BBC it was hard to remain positive in prison – just hours before she and her husband were sentenced to 10 years for espionage. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from Sussex, were arrested during a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January …
Read More »Trump hits out at reports that top US general warned against attacking Iran
General Dan Caine has warned that strikes against Iran could be risky, potentially drawing the US into a prolonged conflict, US media report. BBC News
Read More »Lawyers appeal to UN over men jailed in alleged power struggle in UAE
The son of one tells the BBC how 11 years spent in prison has taken a toll on his father’s health. BBC News
Read More »Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities
A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses. BBC News
Read More »US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review. BBC News
Read More »Iran students stage first anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month. BBC News
Read More »Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel’s hold on West Bank deepens
Sitting among green rolling hills, studded with olive groves, most homes in al-Mughayir are in an area where Israel’s military controls security, but the internationally backed Palestinian Authority (PA) should provide basic services. Increasingly though, it cannot – it is mired in a deep economic crisis. BBC News
Read More »Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank demand accountability
Nasrallah Abu Siyam was the sixth American citizen killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the West Bank in the last two years. BBC News
Read More »Trump says he is considering limited military strike on Iran
Trump’s new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme. BBC News
Read More »Trump's Board of Peace members pledge $7bn in Gaza relief
Trump said it “looks like” Hamas will disarm, even though there are signs the group is regrouping. BBC News
Read More »Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran strikes deal or US takes ‘a step further’
When Trump first announced the Board of Peace, it was thought to be aimed at helping end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and oversee reconstruction. But in the last month, its mission has appeared to go beyond one conflict, with many wondering if the Trump-chaired board, …
Read More »US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
The Abraham Lincoln, which leads a strike group with three guided missile destroyers, carries 90 aircraft including F35 fighters, and 5,680 crew, was reportedly deployed to the Gulf region in late January but has not been seen in satellite imagery until now. It has been located off the coast of …
Read More »Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says
The Israeli PM’s comments come ahead of Iran-US talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss a nuclear deal. BBC News
Read More »Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men
The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak. BBC News
Read More »Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say
The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people. BBC News
Read More »In Tehran, rallies for Iran’s revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance
“To me and to all Iranians, the revolution means a revival of life; new life was blown into our society and country, and I believe even to the Islamic world, and the whole world,” exclaimed a beaming young woman who, like many women participating in this rally, was clothed in …
Read More »BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Tehran for first time since unprecedented protest crackdown
The BBC has visited Iran for the first time since the crackdown by security forces on nationwide anti-government protests last month. Iran’s leaders are marking 47 years since the Islamic Revolution, with bunting and flags decorating the streets of Tehran – but the pain is still raw after unprecedented force …
Read More »Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say
The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests. BBC News
Read More »Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza
It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year. BBC News
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