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The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on whether to block Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran without congressional authorization, as lawmakers from both parties raise concerns about the scope and duration of the escalating conflict. The measure, introduced by Tim Kaine and co-sponsored by Rand Paul, …

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that an American submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, marking a significant escalation in the expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing, Hegseth said the Iranian vessel “thought it was safe in international waters,” but “instead, …

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday ordered the mandatory departure of non-emergency personnel and family members from six Middle Eastern countries, citing escalating security concerns after the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was struck by two Iranian drones. Officials are also urging Americans across the region to leave as soon …

The White House is asserting that sweeping and deadly U.S. military strikes against Iran were necessary to stop an imminent threat to American forces, but has so far provided no public evidence that Tehran was preparing such an attack. Nearly two days after the United States launched its largest military …

Three U.S. Air Force fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait during what American officials described Monday as an apparent friendly fire incident while the aircraft were taking part in the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. In a statement, U.S. Central Command said the jets were mistakenly struck by Kuwaiti …

U.S. stocks opened lower Monday as oil prices surged amid signs that U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran were expanding across the Middle East, intensifying fears of potential disruptions to global petroleum supplies. The S&P 500 fell 53 points, or 0.8%, in early trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped …

Four American service members have been killed and four others seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday. CENTCOM said one of the wounded troops died overnight after initially surviving Iran’s first wave of retaliatory attacks, raising the death toll …

Top congressional Democrats on Saturday called for Congress to immediately return to Washington and vote on whether to halt further U.S. military action against Iran, after President Donald Trump signaled a potentially extended conflict aimed at forcing regime change in Tehran. The House and Senate were already expected to consider …

Iran’s state media confirmed Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation, marking a dramatic escalation in a widening regional war and the first assassination of a sitting Iranian supreme leader since the Islamic Republic was founded in 1979. The Iranian government …

The Trump administration appears poised to launch an extended military assault on Iran, current and former U.S. officials said, as the Pentagon assembles a massive strike force in the Middle East despite the risk of U.S. combat fatalities and the possibility of becoming entangled in a prolonged regional war. The …

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on any country that continues doing business with Iran, a move that could disrupt U.S. trade relations with major global economies including China, India, the European Union and the United Arab Emirates. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed three senior military leaders, including the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, after an assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program angered President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Friday. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who oversaw the DIA, was removed from his post following months …

The U.S. Senate rejected Friday, 47-53, a resolution authored by Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine to block American forces from hostility against Iran. Though a shaky ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel has held this week, somewhat diminishing the urgency of the vote, proponents of the resolution made two major arguments during …

U.S. military strikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear sites last weekend failed to destroy the core of its nuclear program and likely only delayed it by months, according to an early Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of “total obliteration.” Seven sources familiar with …

President Donald Trump sharply criticized both Israel and Iran on Tuesday morning, just hours after heralding what he called an “unlimited” ceasefire between the two longtime adversaries — a fragile agreement that now appears dangerously close to collapsing. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and …