A New York court has sentenced Hadi Matar to 25 years in prison, the maximum sentence, on May 16, for the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 literary event.
On May 17, 2025, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly accused President Donald Trump of dishonesty regarding his stated intentions for peace in the Middle East.
The Trump administration on Monday, May 12, imposed new sanctions on three top Iranian scientists and a state-linked firm for their direct involvement in advancing Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities.
Iran has signaled willingness to return to the uranium enrichment limits set under President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal, while the Trump administration maintains it will accept nothing short of dismantling the entire program. Tehran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the offer public Tuesday, indicating Iran could agree to temporary restrictions on the level and volume of uranium enrichment.
A group of Republican senators is calling for the "complete dismantlement and destruction of Iran’s nuclear program" as President Donald Trump's administration holds renewed negotiations with Tehran.
President Donald Trump met with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on May 8 to discuss the upcoming U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, according to Axios.
President Donald Trump plans to announce that the United States will officially refer to the "Persian Gulf" as the "Arabian Gulf" during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will only accept the complete dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, rejecting any compromise that allows for civilian nuclear energy.
A ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen struck within the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, marking the most direct hit yet on one of the nation’s most critical infrastructures. Israeli officials are now weighing military retaliation—against either Yemen or Iran.
