Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is preparing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he expected their conversation to “be in the interests of both countries”. Araghchi said late on Sunday night that he would have “serious and important discussions” with Putin in Moscow.

By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Maayan Lubell ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran's response to the U.S.

India's equity benchmarks opened lower on Monday, in line with Asian peers, as the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, raising risks to global trade activity. The Nifty 50 was down 0.

Investors are largely shrugging off escalations in the Middle East, with many strategists believing the conflict to be contained.

Iran is reportedly weighing blocking a key commercial choke point known as the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could

Vice President JD Vance joins NBC's "Meet the Press" following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities to discuss the attack, the president’s decision-making process and his hopes for how Iran responds.

Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday the U.S. was not at war with Iran but at war with its nuclear program, adding the program had been pushed back by a very long time due to American strikes ordered by President Donald Trump.

Iran’s foreign minister called the attack a “betrayal” in the middle of negotiations and said it would have “everlasting consequences.”

Several close U.S. allies have urged a return to the negotiating table in the wake of American strikes on Iran while noting the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program