A U.S. official says Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk in a step that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

Prominent Iranian political activist, Kianoosh Sanjari, who took his own life on Wednesday in an act of protest, was buried Friday morning in Tehran.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy

Documents purporting to be Israel’s plans were leaked on the internet.

Iran's state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades

U.S. Central Command announced new strikes on Iran-linked militants in Syria on Tuesday in response to recent attacks on American personnel in the country.

Three people have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Trump in a revenge plot for the deadly US drone strike, prosecutors say.

Three people have been charged in an alleged Iran-linked plot to assassinate President-elect Trump and several Iranian dissidents, according to a criminal complaint.

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky reports on the three people who, according to law enforcement sources, have been charged in an alleged plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.

The woman stripped down to her underwear in an apparent act of protest after university security forces reportedly stopped her for not wearing a headscarf.

Israel has never conducted such a large-scale direct military attack on Iran. The IDF said it achieved its objectives but there are concerns this this will not deter future attacks from Iran.

Mick Mulroy, the former United States deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, discusses Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iranian military targets.

The strikes come as Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushes to restart cease-fire talks.

ABC News spoke with Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad who, according to federal prosecutors, was targeted by an Iranian general.

Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.

Documents posted online appear to show classified U.S. intel on Israel’s preparations for a potential retaliatory strike against Iran.

Unverified U.S classified documents posted to social media show classified U.S intelligence gathering on Israel's preparations for a potential retaliatory strike against Iran.

The Houthis are backed by Iran and have taken credit for attacking ships in the Red Sea over the past year in response to the war in Gaza.

Meanwhile the U.S. State Department warns Americans to leave Lebanon.

Israel has assured the Biden administration it will not hit Iranian oil or nuclear sites as the Middle East waits for Israel to retaliate for Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month.

ABC News correspondent Patrick Reevell has the latest from the war in the Middle East.

ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports on the growing concerns of wider escalation in the Middle East.

ABC News’ panels take a look at Wednesday’s biggest headlines.

U.S. officials are hoping Israel's response is "measured" and won't instigate further escalation.

There are fears of a wider regional conflict as the U.S. has been working to de-escalate the heightened tensions in the Middle East.

Ofir Akunis, the Consul General of Israel in New York, said Israel’s response to missile attacks “will be very painful for Iran.”

Israel says it is preparing a counterstrike after the massive Iranian missile assault on Tuesday.

ABC News’ Ian Pannell and Martha Raddatz offer analysis following the major escalation from Iran.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) to discuss the developing situation in the Middle East and what’s ahead as VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance take the debate stage.

The crisis in the Middle East dominates the presidential campaign, as VP hopefuls Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz prepare for their one and only debate.

Iran launched missiles into Israel as retaliation for Israeli assassinations. The U.S. launched missiles to assist Israel in defending against the attack, an official said.

Israel is vowing to retaliate after Iran launched its biggest missile attack ever on Israel, targeting multiple air bases and intelligence headquarters.

Vice President Kamala Harris said she condemns the Iranian missile attack on Israel "unequivocally."

Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment and Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute join the show.

President Joe Biden addresses the crisis in the Middle East as Israel will have "significant response" after Iran's attack.

Oil prices climbed more than 3% on Tuesday.

The United States military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces to help defend Israel against the Iranian missile attack national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.

The price of crude oil increased by more than 3% on Tuesday after rockets were fired into Israel.

ABC News’ Mary Bruce on White House reaction to Iran’s firing of missiles at Israel.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the missile attack was a retaliation for different assassinations carried out by Israel, Mehr News Agency reported.

A senior White House official told ABC News on Tuesday that the U.S. "has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel."

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday charging three Iranians over their alleged involvement in the hack of emails from former President Donald Trump's campaign.

Former President Donald Trump aimed his ire at Iran at a rally Wednesday following warnings from U.S. security officials that the country is targeting him.

They can "quickly and convincingly tailor synthetic content," an official said.

Federal authorities say Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign material to individuals associated with the Biden campaign.

Kamala Harris’ campaign said it did not use materials that the FBI said Iranian hackers gathered from email accounts associated with Donald Trump’s campaign.

Intelligence agencies have assessed Russia, China and Iran are the biggest peddlers of influence operations in 2024.

U.S. intelligence agencies accuse Iranian hackers of stealing “non-public material from former President Trump’s campaign” and sending it to “individuals ... associated with President Biden’s campaign."

A retaliation "is definitive and will be measured and calculated," Iran's foreign minister said. The U.S. noted that two aircraft carrier strike groups will remain in the region to defend Israel.