Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continued to rise on Saturday as the Trump administration ramped up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East. It comes as explosions attributed to a gas leak put people inside Iran on edge. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.

The Department of Homeland Security said that Homeland Security Investigations, a unit of ICE, will be in Italy for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to support U.S. diplomatic security. NBC News' Claudio Lavanga spoke to Italians who gathered in Milan to protest ICE's role at the Games.

A key border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is expected to partially open on Sunday morning, with Egyptian officials readying help for sick and injured Palestinians

Russians have put up with drone attacks, rising prices and a crackdown on free speech.

The United States warned Iran on Saturday over its plans to conduct live-fire drills close to U.S. forces in the region, as partners sought to de-escalate rising tensions between the two nations

Iranian protesters are holding out hope for help in their country amid increasing conflict, as President Trump is weighs military action in the region. NBC News’ Molly Hunter talks to several of the protesters about the state of Iran and what they hope for. 

Through the carnage of Iran’s violent protest crackdown, the one thought that kept P. going was that President Donald Trump was behind them.

Confusion reigned about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine after President Donald Trump said he asked him to stop.

Pressure was building on Iran on Friday as President Donald Trump weighed a military strike on the Islamic Republic and the Treasury Department sanctioned several officials it said were responsible for the regime’s brutal crackdown on its own people.

Since the start of the year, as President Donald Trump has alienated U.S. allies with his attack on Venezuela, demands for control of Greenland and new tariff threats, their leaders have been reviving ties with another country: China.

A key border crossing is set to reopen, the ceasefire is moving forward and the United States is imagining a gleaming new Gaza, but Palestinians in the devastated enclave are still struggling to simply survive

After nearly four years, the grinding war between Russia and Ukraine is approaching a staggering battlefield toll: nearly half a million dead and 1½ million wounded or missing across both sides