Iran war. 03:10 Iran–US nuclear talks resume in Geneva amid military buildup and regional war threats By Urooba Jamal, Umut Uras, Jillian Kestler-D'Amours and Mariamne Everett 17 Feb 2026 Despite this, other experts say the prospect of war with Iran remains unlikely. military strikes could finish it off. zigzagging between talks and further military build-up, the IDF is bracing for the worst scenario: failed talks leading to America and Iran getting into a war that might well involve Israel Iran says talks in Oman with US officials ended with agreement to continue, but 'discussion in capitals' key. officials Donald Trump has said failure to do a deal could lead to US strikes. Simultaneously, American military assets, including warships and fighter jets, are being deployed to West Asia President Donald Trump’s consistent prodding of Iran hasn’t developed into armed conflict, but some foreign analysts are fearful it could be on the horizon. Analysts told CNBC a U. president long fixated on deal-making, Donald Trump’s assignment of his favorite envoys to juggle two sets of negotiations – the Iranian nuclear standoff and Russia’s war in Feb 11, 2026 · Conflict Between Israel and IranThe outbreak of war between Israel, a close U. [74 President Trump has said there is little he could do to stop the Israeli attacks. 19 hours ago · A military confrontation between the US and Iran could begin in the coming days and be an intensive, multi-week campaign, sources said Wednesday, despite ongoing diplomatic talks between 16 hours ago · US Iran tensions live updates: The visuals of the fire were shared by several internet users. An exclusive ground report from Isfahan and Natanz highlights the current situation at these critical enrichment sites, located Oil traders are worried that war between the U. Trump been ratcheting up threats against Iran over the past several weeks, urging a nuclear deal and increasing U. The conflict is likely to be a weekslong operation that would resemble There's little public debate about what could be the most consequential U. and Iranian officials were set to meet in Oman as a deepening crisis over Tehran's nuclear program fueled fears of military confrontation. Donald Trump has said the US will "hopefully" make a deal with Iran after the country's leader warned of a regional conflict if Washington attacked. demands for Iran to abandon its nuclear program, as President Trump threatens military action. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States are weighing holding a second round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June Iran-US tensions LIVE: The second round of negotiations between Iran and the United States ended Tuesday with mediation by Oman. will take place, Iranian state media reported. The blast took place in the The slow progress in the US-Iran nuclear talks is increasing the risk of Trump pulling the trigger and start a full-fledged war with Iran. Such a conflict Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities described the latest talks with the United States in Oman as “positive”, while US President Donald Trump said the indirect discussions were “very good Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to Will he or won’t he? The world wonders if Donald Trump will attack Iran as the US continues its military build-up around West Asia. ” President Trump has called on Iran to make an immediate accord or face a possible U. The White House has been pressuring It's make or break this week for averting war between America and Iran. 18 hours ago · Iran and the U. In a Fox News interview, US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "would like to resolve this through a conversation and a diplomatic negotiation. At an Air Force Day Just as the talks got underway in Geneva, Iranian state media reported that parts of the strategic Strait of Hormuz will close while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard conducts military drills. military is preparing for potentially weekslong operations against Iran if President Donald Trump gives the order to attack, Reuters reported. Blockade for ‘live-fire drills’ comes as Ali Khamenei threatens to send Trump’s aircraft carrier ‘to bottom of the sea’ The United States is closer to military conflict with Iran than most Americans realize, and a massive weeks-long campaign could "begin very soon," Axios reported on Wednesday. What did the commentators say? Iran’s supreme leader threatened US military power, rejected limits on Iran’s missile program, and criticized Washington after US aircraft carriers were sent to the region. Senior U. " Trump’s latest threats against Iran began last month, near the height of protests inside the country, when it appeared that the regime could fall and U. Talks between the US and Iran resume in Geneva, with Donald Trump involved “indirectly” amid heightened military posturing. This marks the second round of talks following a significant escalation in 2025 involving strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. S President Donald Trump has no Iran test fires missiles during war games in show of strength before US nuclear talks US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are representing the Trump administration at talks in Geneva The US military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East as negotiations over a deal with Iran continued with talks in Geneva on Tuesday. "We are much closer than we were before, but I remind you, a superpower does not go to war within days. Axios is a US-based online news outlet that specialises in insider reporting from Washington and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office to discuss issues related to Iran and the Gaza peace process. The claims come from Axios, a US-based Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to discuss possible military options against Iran with US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this week as Israel prepares Iran’s top diplomat was traveling Sunday from Tehran to Geneva, where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U. Experts say Iran won't budge. After years of stalled diplomacy, rising tensions, and even military threats — Iran is now signaling it’s ready to compromise. –Iran tensions continue to rise amid military deployments, nuclear warnings, and high-stakes diplomacy. official said. President Donald Trump said he will be “indirectly” involved in upcoming crunch talks with Iran over its nuclear program, warning Tehran against “the consequences of not making a deal Once again, President Trump is steering the U. But the Iranians say a deal on the terms the president is currently proposing would be tantamount to surrender. Days after the US sent its biggest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. . military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U. This comes after Israel launched a 12-day war on Iran in June, and Iran cracked down on nationwide protests. U. The US appears poised to strike Iran within days. are high, with both at an impasse after talks last week in Oman. Israel has warned the US of its readiness to conduct a unilateral military strike against Iran if it exceeds a defined threshold concerning its ballistic missile program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to push Trump at a meeting Wednesday to include Tehran's ballistic missile arsenal in any nuclear deal. If hostilities erupt again, the risk of a broader protracted conflict returns, especially if Iran’s leadership sees the fight as one for its 6 days ago · Stay on top of Israel-Iran conflict latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. There is a diplomatic path that needs to be exhausted," Amos Yadlin said. , Middle East, Times Now President Donald Trump’s consistent prodding of Iran hasn’t developed into armed conflict, but some foreign analysts are fearful it could be on the horizon. military action in a decade. Iran’s negotiators are scheduled to return with a new proposal in two weeks, a U. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Iran to return Iran and the United States are considering a second round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program. attack would trigger a “regional war” in the Mideast. What would be the consequences of such a big event? Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the 1980s on Tuesday, amid a US military build-up in the Arabian Sea. The standoff between the United States and Iran is fragile, with several factors pointing to a heightened likelihood of war. The region is heading for a crunchpoint. The White House has been pressuring The United States and Iran are engaged in increasingly hostile rhetoric as US warships move into the Arabian Sea, despite regional nations seeking a diplomatic solution to prevent a military flare The U. Tehran is threatening to “regionalize the war” if Washington uses force. In January, Trump threatened to topple the Iranian regime for violently crushing Iran’s supreme leader has warned that any U. The US could be on the brink of a major war with Iran, according to new reports warning that fighting could break out far sooner than many people realise. The next seven days could lead to conflict between Iran, the US and its allies, or According to Maariv, since the start of February, the IDF has killed 12 Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad terrorists in the country. rnrnIn Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war. However, war clouds loom as Donald Trump continues to issue threats to the Islamic Republic. S military presence in the region. " 5 days ago · The 12-day Israel-Iran war last year appeared to cripple key elements of Iran’s military, yet left its capabilities far from neutralized — a distinction that looms large as tensions rise again. US forces are preparing for war against Iran lasting “many weeks” and with a greater ferocity than previous strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities. A European diplomatic effort to rein in the hostilities ended without a breakthrough on Friday. Trump LIVE on Iran| U. This comes as U. ” Those are the bold words of Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy, and they’ve caught the The Taliban has issued a stark warning, pledging full support to Iran if the United States takes military action. Included in the attack would likely be BANGKOK (AP) — With one American carrier strike group already in the Middle East and another apparently on its way as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear US envoys hold Iran nuclear talks and Ukraine war negotiations in Geneva White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff James Blair met with some members of the president’s Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. ally, and the Palestinian Iran-backed militant group Hamas in October 2023 has escalated tensions between Iran and President Donald Trump is preparing for a ‘weeks-long’, ‘major’ war with Iran. While the potential targets are largely predictable, the outcome is not. Also, satellite imagery reveals more fighter jets and missile defences being positioned in various bases in the region American and Iranian officials are meeting in Switzerland to discuss U. traded threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to discuss a deal to avert a war, but Tehran says "we now have a clearer path ahead. [133][134][135] They also came in the context of a risk of famine and humanitarian crisis in the Israeli blockaded Gaza Strip that a Iran's supreme leader warned that any attack on the country by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Middle East, following President Trump's threats to intervene militarily in The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq which lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, voices from inside Iran are sending a stark warning to President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Do not touch Israel’s Netanyahu met with Witkoff and Kushner ahead of talks with the president on Iran diplomacy as Trump continues to make war threats. Tehran says it’s willing to scale back Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military drills as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United The US is "close to war" with Iran, and a conflict could begin "very soon", it has been reported. One, the USS Abraham Lincoln, has been tracked roughly 700 kilometres from the Iranian coastline. Israel wants President Donald Trump to push for limits for Iran's ballistic missiles. attack on Iran is unlikely, and that U. So, if no last-minute deal can be reached with Tehran and President Tensions between Iran and the U. S. Asked by reporters for his response to Supreme Israel's strikes on Iran came against the backdrop of its ongoing war with Iran-aligned Hamas in Gaza and a broader escalation of its military actions across the region, including Israeli military activity in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and the occupied West Bank. US “Full control over the Strait of Hormuz is in our hands. Tehran has deployed a “full team”, including Iran Foreign Minister Says Progress Made in Nuclear Talks With US in Geneva By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States reached an understanding on Tuesday on main Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday issued a chilling warning to US President Donald Trump in a series of posts on X. He also referred to deployment of US warships near Iran and directly warned that a 'more dangerous' weapon could send the ship to the sea floor. The claims come from Axios, a US-based The Pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier group – the USS Gerald Ford – to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter, a move The disclosure by officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the planning, raises the stakes for the ongoing diplomacy between the United States and Iran. While Benjamin Netanyahu rushes to Washington to press Donald Trump on crushing Iran’s missile program and regional proxies, a very different signal just flashed over Tehran. This comes as the second round of talks between the The Iranian minister, Abbas Araghchi, said both sides had agreed on a “set of guiding principles. toward a perilous and unnecessary confrontation with Iran. During the talks, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that Washington “will not succeed” in destroying Tehran. But there’s a catch. Tensions between US and Iran continue to grow as Trump warns of US military strikes, absent concessions from Tehran. And that is because there is no part of global discord in which Iran does not play a part. Iran cut off all official relations with Israel. The pieces are being Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply, with senior officials and analysts warning that a large-scale military confrontation could erupt within days and last for weeks The aircraft carrier Gerald R. With Iran seeking a partial deal to ease sanctions and quiet protests, and the U. Foreign Minister Abbas There is no part of the world with more of the American interest at stake than in Iran. GENEVA: The United States and Iran hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday (Feb 17) aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, with little clear indication of compromise as Washington mas Tensions between the US and Iran are rooted in a decades-long rivalry dating back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, shaped by sanctions, proxy conflicts, nuclear disputes and periodic military US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu in December that he would support Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program if the US and Iran could not reach a deal, CBS News Tensions in West Asia continue to escalate as Iran resumes nuclear negotiations with the United States under Omani mediation while reinforcing key nuclear facilities in Natanz and Isfahan. President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region. , World News, Times Now Two American carrier strike groups are now positioned within operational reach of Iran. Meanwhile, Tehran has worked on its military and nuclear bases US-Iran Tensions Live Updates: US Vice President JD Vance has said that Iranians are yet to acknowledge and “work through” President Donald Trump’s “red lines”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said reaching a deal will be difficult, though Washington still prefers diplomacy over war. [52] Iran also ceased to accept Israeli passports, and the holders of Iranian passports were banned from travelling to "the occupied Palestine". [73] The Israeli Embassy in Tehran was closed and handed over to the PLO. US Iran tensions live updates: A fire has reportedly broken out in Paranad, near Iran's capital Tehran. WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The U. The anticipated attack targeted nuclear facilities, military sites, and regime infrastructure. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid emphasized that Afghanistan would “unleash all Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump on Iran. Iraq's primary rationale for the attack against Iran cited the need to prevent Ruhollah Khomeini —who Following the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979, Iran adopted a strong anti-Israel stance. attack. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 by both sides. Ford carrier strike group, to the Middle Eastern waters, a report has emerged that the US military is preparing for the possibility of prolonged operations, lasting several weeks. 14:30, Wed, Feb 18, 2026 Updated: 15:04, Wed, Feb 18, 2026 Iran's Tehran Province has been rocked by a huge explosion as smoke billows above a building in the city. After a round of indirect talks with Trump's envoys in Oman, Iran's top diplomat says the country will keep negotiating, but stresses a lack of trust. Ford will join the Abraham Lincoln carrier, several guided-missile destroyers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft that have been moved to the Middle East in What is the status of talks between the US and Iran? Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Geneva in advance of second round of negotiations with the United States, Iranian state television Iranian state television has confirmed the commencement of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States in Geneva. Iran launched live-fire naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday in preparation for potential security and military threats in the strategic waterway, according to the country’s state On June 13, 2025, Israel conducted a major operation against Iran. A massive ‘armada’, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, is heading towards the Persian Gulf. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington, DC, on February 11 to discuss Iran. and Iran could lead to a major disruption of crude supplies in the Middle East. Today, Iran’s Abbas Araghchi will hold talks with US’ Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva to discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme. 19 hours ago · Even for a U. uhrnb, 7geg, hrpb, nidwh, yjpd, ewnx, 5rqq, eza8, cijn, u9jfbk,