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Kuwait's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that four men arrested this month for allegedly attempting to enter the country illegally by sea have admitted during interrogation to being members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Newly released images and data about hull damage to a South Korean-operated tanker sustained on May 4 in the Persian Gulf indicate a strike by a brace of unmanned aerial vehicles, likely from Iran.

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said Tuesday.

A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was "seriously considering" the move.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a lot on their plate when they meet this week in Beijing.

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran hung by a thread on Monday after President Trump panned Tehran's latest proposal as a "piece of garbage" and met with military leaders to plot his next move.

The Treasury Department said Monday it is sanctioning 12 persons or entities for their roles in helping Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sell and ship oil to China.

President Trump said Monday he would like to suspend the federal gas tax to alleviate costs during the war with Iran.

President Trump said Monday the ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" and he will meet with a large group of U.S. military advisers to discuss the next steps.