US Military on Standby to Evacuate Consulate in Iraq Amid Threats from Iran U.S. military forces in Iraq are standing by to help evacuate the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Basra.
Mattis to Iran: Don't Even Think About Taking Us On Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Iran against blaming the U.S. for a terror attack that killed at least 25.
Small Boat Harassment Remains Halted Despite Return of Iran Sanctions Calm continues to prevail on the Persian Gulf , the commander of U.S. Central Command told reporters at the Pentagon.
Indecision Hampers US Cyber Potential: Ex-CIA Head “Philosophical issues are freezing us and making us unable to take steps,” said former CIA director Michael Hayden.
US Troops Ready to Protect Busy Oil Route if Iran Moves to Block It U.S. troops in the Middle East are prepared to keep an oil transit lane open after Iranian officials threatened to block it.
9 Iranians Charged with Hacking into Universities, Govt. Agencies The Iranian defendants, accused of working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, targeted more than 100,000 professors.
Mattis: US Has No 'Beef' With Iranian People, Just Regime The Iranian people "aren't buying" the regime's act, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
Obama Administration Undercut Task Force to Get Iran Nuke Deal: Report The Obama administration gave a free pass to Hezbollah's drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations to secure the deal.
UN Ambassador Haley Puts Iranian Terror Weapons on Display Haley used the charred remnants of an Iranian missile as a backdrop to call for action against Tehran's "malign influence."
Opinion: Persian Imperialism Flexes Its Muscle Two events in the last month have underscored the growing reach of Iranian influence in the Middle East.
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...