U.S. forces surge into the Middle East amid Iran tensions, drawing comparisons to 2003 Iraq buildup. Military experts say intent differs fundamentally.

Readers are divided on U.S. military action against Iran, with themes of constitutional authority, Trump's policies, and the risks of war prevalent.

Dr. Lynette Nusbacher told The Jerusalem Post that the US prepared for targeted air strikes if Tehran failed to negotiate in good faith, as Iran sought an interim deal to shield its missile program.

The threat level for Kurdistan remains high, especially for Erbil Airport, the U.S. Consulate-General, major hotels, dams, and roads,' warned Kurdish expert Ceng Sagnic.

If Congress cedes its power to stop a war with Iran, it will fully erode any lingering promise of democratic restraint.

Ryan Crocker is a distinguished chair in diplomacy and security at RAND, and he was a career Foreign Service Officer who served six times as an American ambassador to: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon.

As the United States assembles one of its largest military deployments in decades in the Middle East, anxious Iranians are bracing for a crucial round of negotiations with Washington in Geneva this week — talks widely viewed as a last opportunity to avert a

The US has assembled what analysts are calling its largest military deployment near Iran since the Iraq War. The armada consists of two carrier strike groups, over 50 fighter jets, Patriot and THAAD systems near Iran amid rising tensions and stalled nuclear talks.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has not left a single stretch of the border with Iraq without deploying heavy units, ballistic missile launch platforms, and radar systems in preparation for war,”

"Iran is weakened in the region ... but that is not complete without Iraq," presidential candidate Sardar Abdulla told Newsweek.