Trump: I do not need congressional approval to strike Iran.

Iran has been defended by Russia as relations between the US and the Islamic Republic have continued to worsen.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Middle East this week to build a “global coalition” against Iran amid intensified tensions between Washington and Tehran.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Saudi Arabia early Monday morning for talks with the close ally amid mounting tensions with Iran.

Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on EU leaders, claiming he “didn’t care about Europeans” because “they’re making a lot of money from Iran”.

John Bolton had a message for Iran on Sunday during his visit to Israel: He advised the leaders of the Islamic nation not to “mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness.”

Trump said on Saturday that his administration was preparing an additional round of "major" sanctions against Iran Opens a New Window. amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Iran cautioned Saturday that it will “firmly” respond to any aggression or threat by the U.S., a warning that comes after Trump aborted a military attack while a U.S. cyber team carried out a retaliatory digital strike against the regime.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Friday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" that Iran can expect the president to act differently if another incident occurs.

The US military is on a 72-hour standby after Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for an attack on Iran soil, only to change his mind shortly after.

A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a tweet that the new U.S. sanctions that target Khamenei and other Iranian officials permanently end any chance of diplomacy between countries.

Iran is likely at "an inflection point," the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) told Fox News exclusively.

It is unclear that the U.S. can turn a favorable military outcome into a favorable grand strategic outcome and create lasting stability and peace.

On the 12 June, President Donald Trump announced an increase in the number of US troops in Poland, but suggested that this might be balanced by shifting forces from Germany.

The threat of war with Iran may seem distant to many in United States and Europe, but its strategic implications became all too clear only hours after two freshly loaded tankers on June 12, 2019.

Over the past 18 months, the Pentagon has been pursuing a radical change in U.S. defense strategy.

In short, while the headlines might crown Mr Macron ‘kingmaker’, the reality is that the ancient foundations of the European political castle are cracking and there are plenty of enemies at the gates.

he Trump administration has been on high alert in response to what military and intelligence officials have deemed specific and credible threats from Iran against U.S. personnel in the Middle East."

If Venezuela turns into a proxy war-trap for Moscow and Washington, then the outcome promises little relief to the beleaguered people of Caracas.

U.S. officials have claimed that Maduro was en route to the airport to flee to Havana, before being stopped by the Russians. Senior opposition officials say they never received that information.