"American Forces are maintaining their defensive posture & that has not changed," the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, ...

The United States has pulled some diplomatic staff and military families out of the Middle East, citing unspecified regional ...

United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated President Donald Trump’s position that Iran should not have nuclear ...

The United States is the main international backer of Israel, Iran's biggest regional foe. It is also a close ally of Sunni ...

President Donald Trump warned that "it's possible" that the United States "could get involved" in the ongoing Israel-Iran ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the first to respond to the attack publicly with a statement Thursday evening — but others ...

Israeli forces stepped up bombing of Iranian cities, while Iran pierced Israeli air defences with a successful volleys of retaliatory missile strikes.

Kaine said his latest war powers resolution underscores that the US Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the sole ...

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he knew all about Israel’s plan ahead of time, that he wasn’t given a mere “heads-up.” ...

A senior commander in Iran's Islamic Revol­utionary Guard Corps has warned that the regime, reeling from Israel's onslaught, ...