The U.S. has a troubled history of interference in Iranian politics in pursuit of Washington's interests. The CIA-backed coup that helped reinstall the pro-Western shah in 1953 was followed by the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ultimately ousted the monarchy and put in place the current theocracy.

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Trump received mostly negative ratings in a survey of 24 nations but few people had confidence in either Trump or Xi to do the right thing on world affairs.

Tensions escalate as Iran threatens to enrich uranium to weapon-grade levels and potentially exit the NPT if UN sanctions are reimposed. The US and European allies are pushing for a nuclear agreement by August,

France, UK and Germany would restore UN sanctions on Iran next month without progress on a deal - The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end

Larijani's remarks, even if intended as a joke, will add to speculation over possible retaliation by Iran for the U.S. attacks.

Donald Trump‘s bomb blitz on Iran was not the “spectacular military success” the president claims, according to new leaks. Knewz.com can reveal leaks from the U.S. Defense Department suggest the bunker-busting bombs dropped on Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites might only have set the country’s nuclear capabilities back by months,

Joe Rogan used his latest podcast episode to weigh in on the Epstein files controversy amid public uproar over the Department of Justice’s probe into the late pedophile and his associates. The podcast giant lambasted the Trump administration’s announcement that there was never a list or footage revealing clients of the high-flying sex pest.

Iran is threatening to raise uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels and exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Western powers move forward with reimposing United Nations sanctions, according to Iranian state media.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signalled they are prepared to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August, in case there is no clear progress on restarting the nuclear deal,

Fox News host Mark Levin asks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu how the Trump administration has impacted the trajectory of his country on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.'