US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a stark warning to Iran over nuclear weapons, signalling that President Donald Trump has military options ready as US forces mass in the Middle East. Rising tensions, Iranian defiance and global fears of a wider war now dominate the geopolitical landscape.
U.S.–Iran tensions are escalating rapidly as President Donald Trump warns that “time is running out” for Tehran to accept a nuclear deal, amid a major U.S. military build-up led by the USS Abraham Lincoln and threats of far harsher strikes.
Israel-Iran conflict enters dangerous new phase as warnings were issued Evacuate Tehran: Fears of Full-Scale Israel-Iran War Grow as Trump, China Issue Grim Warnings. The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has entered its most dangerous phase yet, with fears of a full-scale regional war growing after evacuation warnings were issued by Israel, the United States, and China. Over the weekend, Israel launched direct airstrikes on Tehran, marking a dramatic and unprecedented move in the long-simmering Israel-Iran conflict.