Jan 29 (Reuters) - A batch of 1,000 drones was received by the various branches of the Iranian army, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday, amid growing tensions, with the U.S. President Donald Trump warning of an attack if Tehran refuses a nuclear deal.

Iran vowed Thursday to conduct live-fire military drills in one of the world’s most vital sea passages — which sees 20% of the globe’s oil transports — next week, just two

For someone so instinctively non-interventionist, Donald Trump has developed a taste for military action – particularly when the battle is short and decisive.

Maritime intelligence warns of heightened risks for U.S.-flagged vessels in Persian Gulf as Iran threatens "immediate, all-out" response to any American military action.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a blunt warning to Iran and highlighted President Trump’s aggressive military posture during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday — as the US surges warships and air assets across the Middle East in a growing military presence.

Iranian protesters say Donald Trump has “blood on his hands” after encouraging them to take to the streets where thousands were gunned down.

Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country, as U.S. warships head to the region.

Iran unveiled a new banner over the weekend in Tehran’s Enghelab Square threatening the USS Abraham Lincoln, showing an aircraft carrier strewn with bodies and streaked with blood.