Gen. Erik Kurilla “had better information about what [Israel was] up to ... than anyone else in our government,” a former U.S. official told HuffPost.

The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in ...

The U.S. is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as ...

As the president pressed for an Iran nuclear deal, he approved Israel’s new war. Will America’s own military soon be directly ...

President Donald Trump asserted Tuesday that there is now “complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” though he did not clarify whether he was referring to American or Israeli military ...

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the U.S. is “postured defensively in the region to be strong” amid conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East. “Our job is to be strong. We ...

As President Trump heads to the Situation Room following the escalating Israel-Iran war, explore five critical actions he can ...

As tensions heated up between Israel and Iran on Monday, President Donald Trump arranged to leave the G7 Summit early to ...

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US president has surrounded himself with ‘America First’ adherents, possibly influencing his appetite for war.

The United States is reinforcing its military presence in the Middle East to enhance its "defensive posture," Pentagon ...