Iran Fired Missile at US Drone Prior to Tanker Attacks: Defense Official Iran and an Iranian proxy group fired surface-to-air missiles at U.S. drones in recent days, the official said.
In Gulf, US Contends With Shadowy New Head of Iran's Fast-Boat Navy The head of Iran's fast-boat navy maintains that the U.S. is all bluff.
Video Shows Iranians Removing Limpet Mine from Tanker, CENTCOM Says Limpet mines have also been used in other recent attacks attributed to Iran.
Dunford Sheds Light on Threats That Prompted Deployment of Troops to Middle East Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford said the U.S. faces a new and varied threat from Iran.
More US Troops Are Deploying to the Middle East to Counter Iran Shanahan announced the move Friday to "safeguard U.S. forces given the ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces."
Trump Administration Zeroes In on the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps In targeting the IRGC, the administration is zeroing in on the organization most responsible for maintaining the regime.
Mattis Warns Against War with Iran in First Public Remarks Since Leaving Office Mattis emphasized diplomacy and cooperation as critical to beating back the tide of radical terrorism around the world.
Military's Big Middle East Response Made Iranians 'Recalculate,' Shanahan Says Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan defended the Pentagon's move to carry out a joint show of force in the Persian Gulf.
Lincoln, Kearsarge Carry Out Joint Ops in Show of Force to Iran The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Marines performed extensive training ops in the Arabian Sea this weekend.
US Allies Look to Stay Out of Possible War with Iran The U.S. would likely go it alone without allied support in a conflict with Iran.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...