Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating amid mutual threats and fears of a wider conflict. Despite deploying a powerful naval force near Iran, US President Donald Trump expressed optimism that a nuclear agreement could be reached soon. Iran’s leadership warned that any war would spread across the region. Relations between Iran and Europe have also deteriorated after the EU designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group, prompting strong backlash from Tehran, which accused Europe of acting under US influence and blamed Western powers for recent protests.