Activists say the death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 7,000 with many more people still feared dead.

By Marine Delrue Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed,

As U.S.-Iran rhetoric intensifies, Qatar is closely evaluating the risk of regional spillover, according to Mehran Kamrava, a political scientist specialising in Iran and Gulf security. The reassessment comes

Earlier, Qatar's emir and US President Trump discussed efforts for regional de-escalation and stability in a phone call.

Foriegn Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani receives Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Doha - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump says Iran is in real discussions, as Tehran signals that a framework for talks with the U.S. is beginning to take shape. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of

He made the remarks in an interview with Iran's state-run IRIB TV late Wednesday at the end of his two-day trip to Muscat and Doha while elaborating

U.S. is considering deploying a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. President Trump hinted that another “armada” could soon join forces already stationed near Iran.