The House on Thursday rejected a three-week extension of the law, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which will expire at midnight on Friday. With Congress now out of town, and some lawmakers headed overseas, it would be difficult to schedule another vote before the deadline.

The latest news and live updates as the U.S. attacks Iran and Tehran strikes Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain and says the Strait of Hormuz is closed after Trump warning.

WASHINGTON, United States—US President Donald Trump vowed “very hard” strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country’s key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the war with the Islamic republic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly blindsided after US President Donald Trump abruptly halted planned strikes on Iran and announced progress toward a diplomatic agreement with Tehran.

Major equities indexes bounced back Thursday, ending sharply higher as oil prices fell following President Donald Trump's announcement that he had called off scheduled military strikes on Iran.

Australia’s sharemarket has surged nearly two per cent amid Donald Trump’s latest announcement - marking its best week since early April.

US President Donald Trump has warned America will hit Iran hard as he called on the country’s leaders to agree to a peace deal.