The Trump administration sent Iran a back-channel fax just hours after Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader, was killed in an airstrike. The message was sent via the Swiss Embassy.

President Donald Trump tweeted a message of support for Iranian protesters on Saturday, saying 'my Administration will continue to stand with you' as thousands decried the government in Tehran.

Washington's Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib shared on Saturday that he had been getting worrying text messages from people who had been stopped at the Peace Arch border crossing.

The warship set sail for the six-month mission on Monday against a backdrop of deteriorating relations between the United States and Iran.

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.

Australians will continue to fly through Iranian airspace despite the United states banning its flights because of pre-existing business deals with airlines in the area. 

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.

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.

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. 

Shohreh Bayat, 32, referee for the 2020 World Chess Championships in Shanghai and Vladivostock, fears returning to Iran after she was caught without a headscarf on.

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.

The Diba Parcham Khomeini factory produces flags to order and the owner said a lot of them are made for those who participate in Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrations.

Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a top IRGC commander, suspected that two Iranian missiles had destroyed a Ukrainian Airlines passenger jet just outside of Tehran almost immediately

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.

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.

As the world braces for another pandemic with COVID-19 we look back at how Australia handled the Spanish flu - what worked and what did not, who was killed and who lived through it.

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

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

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 41, could leave Evin jail in Tehran either today or tomorrow according to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. The prison is believed to have been hit by coronavirus.

The unverified video, which has been viewed over 836,000 times online, shows lines of seemingly full body bags lining the floors of the hospital.

Ayatollah Khamenei, the ruler of Iran, has suggested that America created a new strain of the coronavirus with the intention of infecting Iranians.

British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 42, was freed last week for a fortnight from Iranian jail. Her daughter Gabriella Ratcliffe, five, drew a red aeroplane on her card for Mother's Day.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary leave from prison in Tehran, Iran, in response to the Covid-19 epidemic, has been extended by two weeks and will now run until April 18.

A group of 11 ships with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps repeatedly crossed the bows and sterns of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet at close range and high speed on Wednesday.

Social media star Sahar Tabar, 22, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, from Tehran, shot to prominence after posting images of her eerily gaunt face.

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The British-Iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, jailed in Iran on sedition charges must wait another day to hear whether her furlough from prison will be extended.

Medics discovered the coronavirus in the lungs of a 30-year-old woman from Iran who did not display symptoms days after a relatives died with Covid-19 (pictured, CT scan showing lung markings).

Iran has acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 932 miles as tensions with the US escalate following the killing of General Soleimani (pictured, Shahed 129 drone).

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended for one month, with her husband revealing how the family have been video calling every day for several hours.

Kate Hudson, 40, was every inch the doting mum to her baby daughter Rani on Sunday, as she enjoyed a sun-soaked break to Italy with her family and boyfriend Danny Fujikawa, 32.

Kate Hudson is living it up in paradise, and her kids are too. The actress proved it on Tuesday with a heart-melting Instagram post in which son Ryder, 15, kisses his sister Rani, 8 months, on the forehead.

Kate Hudson, 40, was oozing summer chic in a gorgeous cream maxi dress, as she cradled her baby daughter Rani, eight months, on her Italian getaway with beau Danny Fujikawa, 33.

Kate Hudson shared an adorable video of beau Danny Fujikawa heaping endless smooches on baby daughter Rani in honor of his first Father's Day as a new daddy.

On Monday the 40-year-old actress and mother-of-three showed off her slender and lithe figure in a video she shared on social media as she gave her 'tri's a good burn' wearing her Fabletics gear

According to New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin, Jennifer Aniston is 'having the last laugh', particularly over old rival Angelina Jolie.

The 40-year-old Almost Famous actress shared two snaps of her and her 10-month-old daughter in white dresses with black embroidery over the cap sleeves, chest.and around the hem on Thursday

The 33-year-old Lightwave Records founder filmed the 40-year-old Oscar nominee with a vintage Super 8 video camera in Manhattan

The 40-year-old actress and fashion entrepreneur smiled as she cuddled the 11-month-old cutie she shares with her actor beau, 33, as they jetted out of the busy airport in New York on Sunday.

Kate Hudson celebrated daughter Rani Rose's big milestone by sharing an adorable video of her little girl for the benefit of her 10.9million Instagram followers.

The actress recently posted an adorable video of Rani in celebration of her first birthday, which was captioned: 'And what a year it's a been. A big Happy 1st Birthday to Rani Rose.'

Actress Goldie Hawn is celebrating birthday and her only daughter Kate Hudson commemorated the occasion with a sweet Instagram message on Thursday.

With the temperature barely scraping a chilly 45F on a cloudy day, the proud mom and dad were wrapped up warmly for the outing in New York City's Soho district on Friday morning.

They welcomed their daughter last October. And on Sunday, Kate Hudson and boyfriend Danny Fujikawa stepped out for lunch in New York with daughter Rani Rose, one.

She gave birth to daughter Rani last October. And Kate Hudson admitted that it 'took a little bit longer' to lose weight this time around, compared to her two previous pregnancies.

Kate Hudson nailed the boho-chic look during a coffee run with partner Danny Fujikawa and their baby girl Rani in Los Angeles on Friday.

Kate Hudson and partner Danny Fujikawa got their baby Rani bundled up to face the elements as they went shopping in Aspen.

She was honored with an Oscar nomination for her role in 2000's Almost Famous, but chose to skip this year's awards and head straight to the party afterwards. 

Panic has causes thousands to stock up on face mask over fears of the coronavirus outbreak. DailyMail.com breaks down the different types, where to buy them and why most won't help.