U.S. Central Command struck a ground control station on Iran’s Qeshm Island after Tehran fired drones and ballistic missiles toward Bahrain and Kuwait, escalating a direct military exchange between the two countries at a moment when diplomatic talks had stalled.

Iran on Monday suspended talks with the United States to protest Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon, according to government-aligned media.

When Tehran oil infrastructure caught fire in March after Israeli strikes, the blaze produced toxic fumes detectable across an area the size of Italy.

Negotiations to end Donald Trump’s war in Iran were thrown into chaos again on Wednesday after the White House dismissed Iran’s latest terms and rejected reports of a draft peace deal as a “complete fabrication”.

Secretary of state appears before Congress and repeats Trump administration’s claims that a deal is within reach

The devastating military campaign launched earlier this year by the United States and Israel eliminated the then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and much of Tehran's senior military leadership and inflicted severe damage on strategic infrastructure.

Doha, which has worked as a mediator in the Gaza war and other areas of international tension, had till now distanced itself from playing a mediation role in the Iran ​war.

President Donald Trump told NBC News’ Garrett Haake he had not been informed of Iran suspending peace talks with the U.S. which was reported by Iranian state media. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports on how the president reacted and if the U.

China, according to the NBC News report, also likely provided Iran with an early warning radar system during the early days of war in West Asia.