As Trump’s threats and rants about the war get crazier, a former Defense Department official explains why Trump seems so stuck—and why it’s a fiasco for the rest of us.

He wants to end the Iran war. But Iran, Israel, and Hezbollah have other ideas.

A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on

As Trump’s threats and rants about the war get more unhinged, a former Defense Department official explains why Trump seems so stuck—and why it’s a fiasco for the rest of us.

As Trump’s threats and rants about the war get crazier, a former Defense Department official explains why Trump seems so stuck—and why it’s a fiasco for the rest of us.

The Trump administration is making a new bid to prove a core assumption the Iran war so far suggests is flawed: that punishing strikes from a far superior US military force will…

The Trump administration is making a new bid to prove a core assumption the Iran war so far suggests is flawed: that punishing strikes from a far superior US military force will…

Despite claims that the ceasefire in Iran is holding, there's been a lot of fire in the past two days with America and Iran exchanging attacks

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US President Trump threatens Iran with severe military action, including seizing oil infrastructure. However, the US faces a critical shortage of missiles and interceptors. This…

President Donald Trump is nothing if not studied at crafting elaborate alternate realities.

Trump said Thursday the U.S. would attack Iran aggressively, then said, for the 39th time, there could be a deal soon.