Artemis Ghasemzadeh fled Iran, where she could face a death sentence for converting to Christianity.Credit... Supported by By Farnaz Fassihi and Hamed Aleaziz She first entered a church on a visit to Turkey.

Two House lawmakers are calling on President Trump to pressure the European Union to designate as a terrorist organization Iran’s premier military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The latest decision follows the United States sanctioning more than 30 entities involved in Iran's shadow fleet.

The Trump administration said Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons.

The United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for their role in selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products as part of Tehran's "shadow fleet," the Treasury Department said.

The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Iran and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries Monday against a U.N. resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a report by the

Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy, is facing skepticism from GOP senators concerned about his views on how aggressively to confront Iran and China and whether to pivot away from Europe and Ukraine.

Abbas Araghchi criticized what he described as "verbal tensions" and "quick-tempered policies" after the Trump-Zelensky meeting.

Elbridge Colby, Trump's nominee for the Pentagon's undersecretary of policy, said that military action may be necessary against Iran.