Moscow close to completing phased deliveries of lethal weapons, food and medicine to Tehran
Tehran rejects reports of US talks, while White House says ‘elements of truth’ to Washington offering peace plan
Lawmakers aim to reassure constituents that cost increases are temporary
Seizing Iran’s oil export hub by sea or air would choke regime but risks dragging American troops into open-ended conflict
Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen emerges as kingmaker in any potential coalition government