Uncertainty rather than confirmation is driving speculation after an unexplained Iranian government flight landed in Moscow, with no statements from Tehran or the Kremlin clarifying who was on board or why it travelled.

If President Donald Trump does make the decision to strike Iran, these air defense deployments will give him more options and greater leeway than he had two weeks ago.

Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are signaling their readiness to launch new attacks. The move seems to support Iran, which is concerned as a U.S. aircraft carrier has reached the region.

Flight-tracking users and social media channels seized on the aircraft’s movements, fuelling claims that senior figures may have travelled in secret.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its three accompanying warships have sailed into the Middle East region, providing President Trump additional military firepower if he decides to strike Iran.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East. U.S.