
Donald Trump Orders New Sanctions Against Iran
The US President has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and associates with financial sanctions.
The US President has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and associates with financial sanctions.
Tensions between the US and Iran have increased in recent weeks.
A US drone worth more than £78 million was shot down by Iranian forces last week as tensions between the two nations continue to rise.
The minister called for an "urgent de-escalation" of tensions in the region.
The US President says he cancelled plans to launch strikes against Iran with minutes to spare when discovering 150 people would be killed.
The shooting down of the US drone could shape how drones are used in future, writes David Hambling.
Iran and the US have disagreed over whether the aircraft was shot down over Iranian airspace or in international airspace.
Tensions between the two nations have continued after a US drone was shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Defence minister Earl Howe said the UK was working with its diplomatic partners to reduce tensions in the region.
The troops are part of a broader military package of options, initially laid out to US leaders late last month.
Hassan Rouhani's remarks come after the US ordered 1,000 more troops to the Middle East.
The US says the video shows Iran removing a limpet mine which can disable but not sink a vessel.
The two civilian ships were damaged off the coast of Iran on Thursday amid heightening tensions between the US and Tehran.
The USS Abraham Lincoln was in the Arabian Sea on Monday, 200 miles off the coast of Oman.
Tensions between America and Iran have been rising in recent weeks.
Officials say the increase in troops would be used as defensive forces.