Tensions have escalated after Iran downed two US aircraft. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had threatened to attack Oracle and 17 other US companies after accusing them of being involved in “terrorist espionage” operations.

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Israel’s air force has stopped conducting strikes in the area believed to be where an American F-15E was shot down Friday over Iran, an Israeli security official said. Israel is continuing to help the U.

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of U.S. operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.

The central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces has issued a stark warning to the United States and its regional partners following recent threats made by President Donald Trump, state broadcaster Press TV reported.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area near where plane came down in south-western Iran; Israeli military strikes ‘Hezbollah infrastructure’ in Lebanon capital

Israel and the US put pressure on Iran militarily, but domestic politics and regional dynamics could shape how the conflict unfolds and eventually ends.