Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, has said it does not want to pull out of the nuclear deal Iranian students storm the US embassy in Tehran and Trump says he ordered an airstrike in Iraq to kill Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani -- a move that previous US presidents had considered far too provocative. Instead, there is an unfolding and multi-dimensional crisis that has many elements and the Iran situation illustrates them all: an antipathy to international agreements; an over-reliance on regional allies with their own agendas to pursue; rising tensions with long-standing Nato partners; and, above all, an inability to determine and to prioritise Washington's real strategic interests. You can help by adding to it. WAR between Iran and the US could last just a single day – just like it did when the US Navy stormed the Persian Gulf in 1988, according to an international security expert. Falls die USA und Iran direkt aneinandergeraten, dürfte der Krieg auch auf Israel übergreifen. Much now depends upon the dynamics inside the Trump administration and also on Tehran's assessment of what is going on there. John Bolton, the US national security adviser, has long pushed for regime change in Iran Indeed, to varying degrees many of Mr Trump's key European allies share some of these concerns.According to this narrative, the "Iran hawks" in the Trump administration - people like National Security Adviser John Bolton, or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - sense an opportunity. It could set the whole region ablaze. 27 February – Gholam-Hossein Banan. Spain, Germany and the Netherlands have all taken steps to suspend military activities in the region alongside the Americans, citing the rising tensions.This is not the moment to rehearse what a conflict between Iran and the US would look like. Iran and the United States have had no formal diplomatic relations since April 1980. Years in Iraq; Years in Afghanistan; References This year in Iran article is a … Spain withdrew a frigate from the US carrier strike group amid differences over Iran The US sees the thousands of Iran-backed Shia Muslim paramilitary fighters in Iraq as a threat While the US is backing Iraq in its war with Iran, President Reagan’s administration covertly begins looking into ways to improve its relationship with Iran.

The Israeli prime minister has been an outspoken critic of Iran and has long accused Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. A week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump Rather, this would be an air and maritime conflict with a huge dose of asymmetry in Iran's responses. Analysis: Conflict is the two countries’ default setting, writes Borzou Daragahi

Preparations are said to have been seen for a potential attack on US targets, though few details have been revealed publicly. Qasem Soleimani, who has been rising through the ranks of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, is appointed chief commander of the Quds Force, an elite special forces unit that handles Iran’s overseas operations. These are external links and will open in a new windowThe first, which is favoured by US President Donald Trump's administration, is that Iran is up to no good. As the US voices concerns that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency announce they’ve found traces of US pulls 'non-emergency staff' from Iraq as Iran tensions mount US 'blames Iran' for damage to tankers in Gulf of Oman With the revival of great power competition, when the US is seeking to re-orientate its deployments and to bolster its armed forces to face a rising China and an emboldened Russia, where should Iran rate in Washington's strategic priorities?Does the Iran threat really merit a major conflict? Many US strategic pundits would say no.Many accept that containing Tehran and, yes, threatening severe reprisals if US interests are attacked, may be necessary. Iran and the US have been at war for 40 years – so what is different this time? The US has moved reinforcements to the region; it is reducing its non-essential diplomatic personnel in Iraq; and it is reportedly dusting off war plans. Pakistan serves as Iran's protecting power in the United States, while Switzerland serves as the United States' protecting power in Iran. Incumbents. Dort ist die Sorge vor einem Angriff groß. He is instrumental in spreading Iran’s influence in the Middle East, and soon becomes one of the country’s most powerful leaders.