Friday Prayers leaders in various Iranian cities have ruled out the possibility of a war with the United States in their sermons on May 17.
Iranian hardline media appears to be playing down the possibility of military conflict with the United Sates, stressing divisions in the Trump team and distancing Iran from recent attacks in the Gulf region.
A select group of congressional leaders received a classified briefing on Iran from the White House following complaints that lawmakers had not been kept informed on recent U.S. military moves in the Middle East.
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister, Khalid bin Salman, on Thursday accused Iran of ordering drone attacks on its oil pumping stations that were claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Iranian hardliner journalists and analysts have been suggesting this week that Iran should attack Saudi and UAE interests in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, attributing the UAE and Saudi attacks to "Islamic Resistance".
Several Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress have demanded more information form the Trump administration on current tensions with Iran on May 14.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says a war with America is not likely to happen. He also reiterates that Iran is not going to negotiate with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.
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The White House is reviewing military plans that could see the deployment of up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack U.S. forces or accelerated work on nuclear weapons, the New York Times reports.
A fierce fight broke out on Monday May 13 between students at the University of Tehran who had gathered to protest compulsory hijab, and Basij militia and pro-government plainclothes vigilante groups, reports from Tehran say.
Iranian news agencies, including the official government run IRNA, insist that a huge explosion took place in the oil port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, May 12.
Saudi Arabia has disclosed some details about a United Arab Emirates statement on Sunday, May 12 saying that four ships were damaged by "sabotage" off its coast, near Fujairah.
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