President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for a closely contested second round against secular rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Death of Palestinian political figure, Khader Adnan, triggers fire between Palestine and Israel, ended in a ceasefire agreement.

As oil markets remain jittery, the cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years of sanctions pressure by the US over Iran’s nuclear program.

Twin attacks in 2017 at Iranian parliament, former leader's mausoleum killed 17

The latest anti-Israel invective came amid heightened tensions between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic

Heavy clashes, shootings, rocket strikes and a car-ramming attack have marred a period when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincides with the Jewish Passover and Christian Easter.

"The targeting of innocent civilians of any nationality is unconscionable. The United States stands with the government and people of Israel," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said in a statement.

The prime minister blamed Palestinian groups for a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon

Top diplomats from Tehran and Riyadh met in Beijing on Thursday to reestablish contacts between the longtime rivals

After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and re-open embassies in a major deal facilitated by China last month.

Tehran must be ready to “take advantage” of the shift in global power, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech to officials

Senior Israeli officials have questioned whether Washington would tolerate Iranian nuclear weapons