US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza and stop talk of an attack on Iran, according to a source familiar with the conversation.

Iran has executed a man convicted of fatally shooting seven people during a 2022 protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, though human rights activists say he was tortured into confessing for killings likely carried out by security services.

Iran warns it will strike all US bases in the region if nuclear talks fail, as tensions rise over missiles and uranium enrichment ahead of the next negotiation round in Oman.

The U.S. is preparing a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq due to heightened security risks in the region, sources told Reuters.

Between enrichment disputes and demands for sanctions relief, Tehran is expected to send Washington a counter offer to its nuclear proposal

The fate of Iran's uranium enrichment is at the heart of the disagreement between Washington and Tehran: U.S. President Donald Trump says that Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran cannot abandon enrichment.

Iran’s nuclear program remains a top focus for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly as any possible deal between Tehran and the United States over the program would likely rely on the agency long known as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.

The IAEA is expected to vote on a draft resolution stating that Iran has not provided answers and is violating commitments regarding the nuclear agreement.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that Russia was ready to help remove excess nuclear material from Iran if the United States and Tehran deemed such assistance useful.