Sara Ruthven

Greatest threat from Middle East emanates from Iran, White House counter-terrorism strategy states

Document demands Iran stop attacks, laying mines and charging tolls in crucial waterway

Vote came near end of 60-day deadline for US President to seek authorisation for war

US President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of Atlantic alliance

American officials need to improve understanding of how Tehran works, former diplomats say

Iranian media calls social media post by Foreign Minister 'bad and incomplete'

Israel will occupy a 10km zone in Lebanese territory during the truce, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US says blockade is of Iranian ports and coastline, not Strait of Hormuz

Lebanon hopes US can push Israel into a ceasefire, senior official tells The National, but is reluctant to hold wider talks until then

US President says Strait of Hormuz will 'have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by others who use it'

About 2,000 marines to head to Middle East, reports say

US President suggests Iran's electricity production could be a target

Republican Senator says he hopes Arab allies will soon 'join the fight'

US President Donald Trump says his death is 'single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country'

Save the Children's US chief says 'childcare deserts' have become a problem nationwide, but are most pronounced in rural areas