Iran's foreign minister said the U.S. attacked Kharg and Abu Musa islands from locations in the United Arab Emirates, a claim the UAE rejected.

Iran funds terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas and attacks U.S. forces, yet establishment Washington treats Tehran as diplomatic partner rather than threat.

The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday urged its ally Iran to cease attacks on neighbouring Gulf states. In a statement, the group said Tehran had the right to respond to attacks by Israel

Traffic through the strait, normally the conduit for a fifth of global oil output, has been severely curtailed since the start of the Iran conflict. But Iran itself is shipping oil through the waterway in almost the same volumes as before the war,

Iran has not yet declared that it will withdraw from the 2026 World Cup, according to Asian Football Confederation general secretary Windsor John.

8:30 a.m. ET: Gulf states reported new missile and drone attacks on Sunday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates. Since the war started, Iranian strikes have killed at least a dozen civilians in Gulf states, most of them migrant workers.

For decades, tensions between Iran and the United States have shaped politics across the Middle East. Despite America’s overwhelming military power, Iran continues to challenge Washington through missiles,

The war with Iran showed no signs of ending Sunday as neighboring countries in the Gulf reported new attacks a day after Tehran accused the United States of striking its main oil terminal on Kharg Island from the United Arab Emirates.