Trump prefers diplomacy but willing to use 'lethal force' if necessary * Trump administration sues University of California ...

Many Iranians are worried as the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East and the next round of talks in Geneva get closer.

Protesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a ...

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, ...

Iran navigates a precarious balance between diplomacy and military deterrence amid escalating U.S. tensions and stalled negotiations.

Five Iranian Kurdish groups based in Iraq have announced that they have formed a political coalition aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic and ultimately achieving Kurdish autonomy.

The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to ...

The United States is positioning military forces across the Middle East capable of launching multiple waves of strikes into Iran. If ordered, this would mark a significant operation beyond President ...

U.S. forces began pulling out of their largest base in northeastern Syria on Monday, three Syrian military and security sources said, part of a wider departure as the U.S.-allied government in ...

"There are capabilities Iran did not fully employ in the previous round," a former senior Israeli military analyst told ...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic ...

The military options are the latest signs that the United States is preparing for a serious conflict with Iran should ...