By Erin Banco and Gram Slattery April 28 - U.S. intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has killed thousands and become a political liability for the White House,

Narges Mohammadi's husband says the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate was severely beaten during arrest but remains politically unbroken in prison.

Energy prices keep rising with no sign of progress toward a deal to end the U.S.-Iran standoff and Hezbollah rejecting the Lebanon ceasefire.

The U.S. government ratcheted up pressure on Tehran on Tuesday, imposing ​sanctions on 35 entities and individuals for their roles in Iran's shadow banking sector, and threatened sanctions against banks doing business with Chinese "teapot" refineries that it ‌said are paying tolls for shipments to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran offered to halt Hormuz attacks in a deal that would include shelving nuclear talks.

Iranian soccer officials also struggled to get visas to enter the U.S. ahead of the World Cup draw, held in Washington, D.C., in December. Multiple had their applications denied, and the entire delegation threatened to boycott the event, but a few representatives ultimately attended.

Human rights groups in Israel report a spike in violence from Israeli settlers against Palestinians since the start of the Iran War. NBC News' Molly Hunter speaks to grieving families in the West Bank.

The New IRA reportedly claimed a car bomb attack on a Belfast police station, threatening further strikes amid alleged Iran and Hezbollah connections.