It comes at a time of increased tensions and a full-scale war of words between the two opposing regional...

  Pentagon spokesman said the Iranian vessel sailed directly in front of the USS Firebolt, forcing the 174-foot (53-metre) U.S...

The difficulty of making progress militarily will make a negotiated solution more attractive to the Kremlin.

 

  "The Iranian high rate of closure... created a dangerous, harassing situation that could have led to further escalation."

  "We have not given any military base to the Russians and they are not here to stay," Iranian Defence Minister...

 

  Tuesday's strikes targeted Islamic State and militants previously known as the Nusra Front in Syria

  Financial and political obstacles have continued to dog the deals with Boeing and Airbus

 

 

  Two amendments approved would ban sales from Boeing and from European rival Airbus

  The commander of the boats' task force had been relieved of his command

  "The terrorists were arrested and some bombs and a huge amount of explosives were seized."

One security expert close to Damascus described low morale on the government side because hard-won territory had been lost.