The US considered targeting Iranian General Qassem Soleimani for the past 18 months. Trump chose to take out the general leading to his death by drone strike on January 3.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cast doubt on Iran 's claim that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump authorized taking out top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani seven months ago, but retained final authority to sign off on the move, according to a new report.

The Iranian missile barrage on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq last Wednesday left huge craters in the ground and damaged military trailers in the compound.

Gogglebox Australia star Symon Lovett was begging airlines and hotels to refund him on Monday, after failing to get the correct American visa on time.

Boris Johnson today suggested the UK could pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if Donald Trump proposes a replacement for the crumbling accord.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (pictured) today called for a special court to be set up to probe the 'painful and unforgivable' mistake which killed 176 people including dozens of Iranians.

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday and said he 'couldn't care less' if Iranian officials want to negotiate with Washington DC, instead warning the regime to not attack the thousands in Tehran.

Rev Hossein Soodmand (pictured), who converted before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was arrested and tortured before being hanged after a sharia court convicted him of apostasy.

Gogglebox Australia star Symon Lovett has unleashed a blistering attack on STA Travel after he was forced to cancel his American holiday due to visa issues.

A free-swinging Donald Trump delivered a greatest-hits rally, riffing on impeachment, Iran, his impending China trade deal and the shrinking ranks of Democrats who want to replace him. 

The administration has canceled three classified briefings for lawmakers on the situation with Iran - a move that comes after officials faced criticism for their lack of candor in their last round of briefings.

The gold-leafed volume by famous Persian poet Hafez was recovered by Arthur Brand. It had vanished from an antique collectors home after he died in 2007, along with other works.

The much travelled 31-year old Republic of Ireland striker is joining on a six month contract to play in Iran's Pro League. Stokes was released early from his contract with Adana Demispor.

'The noble people of Iran-who love America-deserve a government that's more interested in helping them achieve their dreams than killing them for demanding respect,' Trump tweeted on Friday.

US military officials counted down to the moment the Iranian general was killed, saying he had 'one minute to live', the president recalled at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate on Friday.

In one of the bloodiest assaults since the beginning of the civil war, ballistic missiles ripped through the holy building at a military training camp in the central province of Marib.

Iran's civil aviation authority confirmed on Monday that two Tor-M1 missiles were fired at the Ukraine International Airlines plane in a catastrophic mistake that killed all 176 on board.

Populist shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's calls for a 'million man march' in Baghdad on Friday fell well short and the crowds dissipated after a few hours.

The statistics, taken from over 2,000 adults in the UK by a Christian website, found that from last year's events, people prayed most often over the Australian wildfires (18 per cent).

The Pentagon raised the number of US service members injured to 50 after Iran retaliated on January 8 for the US drone strike month that killed General Qassem Soleimani.

A bipartisan group of senators ignored a plea from President Donald Trump and voted to advance a war powers resolution that would hamper his ability to take military action in Iran.

Sitting moderate President Hassan Rouhani is not expected to pick up adequate support as many voters avoid the polls. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voted in Tehran this morning.

The disinformation campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy theories that the United States is behind the COVID-19 outbreak, in an apparent bid to damage the U.S. image.

Health officials confirmed yesterday that tests at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral - where 32 passengers were being quarantined - showed the quartet had contracted the Covid-19 strain.

As hot spots emerge, trouble finding each source - the first patient who sparks every new cluster - may signal the disease has spread too widely for public health steps to stamp it out.

Iraj Harirchi was taken into quarantine just a day after insisting that Iran's death toll was lower than feared in a sweaty appearance at a press conference.

Jon Snow, 72, has returned from Iran, where the coronavirus outbreak has killed 16 and infected 95, including the head of Tehran's own virus task force.

The BBC Today host revealed how he drove to hospital to be met by a nurse in full protective gear for a test through his car window, and is now spending 48 hours at home in quarantine.

Iraj Harirchi said Iran would be 'victorious in our combat against this virus' in a video message he recorded after he was taken into quarantine yesterday.

Delta Air Lines said that reservations through March 2 on flights to Bologna, Milan and Venice in northern Italy, where cases have climbed, are eligible for rescheduling.

JetBlue has announced it will suspend fees for change to all its flight bookings. It applies to flights booked to any destination from February 27 and March 11, for travel completed by June 1.

Hassan Norouzi, who is a spokesman for the Iranian parliament's judicial committee, said 'spreading lies' is punishable by one to three years in prison with flogging, in line with Shariah law.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation, said today the virus outbreaks in Iran and Italy in recent days 'demonstrate what this virus is capable of'.

Industry analysts continue to sound the alarm as they assessed the impact of the coronavirus, with Goldman Sachs saying U.S. companies will generate no earnings growth in 2020.

The woman returned to the Gold Coast from Iran and is now being held in isolation at Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said.

Officials in the US are worried that some developing countries do not have effective countermeasures in place to combat the a widespread outbreak of coronavirus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia has increased by two to 25 as the World Heath Organisation raised the risk of the spread of the disease to 'very high'.

Jon Snow has been keeping himself busy during his self-isolation as he begun tidying his tie collection away amid coronavirus fears.

A beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia.

A woman, aged in her 60s, tested positive for coronavirus in NZ two days after arriving on Emirates flight EK450 from Iran, via Bali, last Wednesday.

A man who recently travelled to Iran has become the fifth person in NSW to be diagnosed with coronavirus.

The Channel 4 News presenter, 72, is sheltering himself for 14 days as per Department for Health guidelines after he visited coronavirus-hit Iran to cover elections.

Passengers on board a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Sydney are being told to self-isolate after a female passenger was diagnosed with coronavirus.

The woman, who is in her 30s, travelled to Victoria from Tehran via Kuala Lumpur and Bali. She arrived about 6am on Friday morning.

NSW Health announced three new coronavirus cases on Monday afternoon and confirmed a 53-year-old doctor from Sydney contracted the deadly virus.

Australians were on Monday told to swap handshakes for pats on the back and to be cautious about who they kiss as the number of cases climbed to 33.

The spread of the infection has started to slow down in China but has sped up in other parts of the world including South Korea, Iran and Italy, and scientists say it may never disappear completely.

More than 80,000 patients have been infected in China, with most cases recorded in Wuhan and the Hubei province. Almost 10,000 cases of the virus have been recorded in the rest of the world.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tells a press conference on Monday that there will be more cases of the coronavirus in New York City and community spread is 'inevitable'.