By not committing troops or state-building, the US leader is able to maximise how he deploys the US military

The US president has pledged support for protesters, but Washington is weighing not only how to intervene, but why: to topple the regime in Tehran, to destroy its repressive…

By not committing troops or state-building, the US leader is able to maximise how he deploys the US military

From Venezuela and Iran, Trump has attacked countries in the past when diplomacy appeared to be working.

Venezuela, Greenland, Iran... Behind Donald Trump's martial rhetoric, Washington has forged a strategy of targeted strikes and simultaneous operations, running the risk of…

There were growing signs that US military action on Iran might be imminent, then the US president suddenly changed his tune.

Despite Iran's vulnerable position, any US strikes could risk triggering a protracted conflict, analysts say.