“I must confess that the issue remains in the background of my thoughts," the first American pontiff says in a new book.

The US president may be forced to wage a political battle at home while presiding over a new war in the Middle East.

Israel says it is targeting sites "in the heart of Tehran", as new Iranian attacks are reported in Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha and Bahrain's capital Manama.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards is reported to have targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln, as strikes are reported in Tel Aviv, Dubai, ...