Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Monday to widening concerns that the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring: “This is not Iraq. This is not ...

Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as U.S. and Israel strikes with Iran continue in the Middle East. Trump says deploying American ground forces remain an option.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "the mission of Operation Epic Fury is laser-focused: destroy Iranian offensive missiles, ...

The Trump administration also publicly addressed questions about its strategy for the first time since launching "Operation Epic Fury" alongside Israel over the weekend.

Israeli and U.S. airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies retaliated across the region, ...

Israel says it is hitting "military targets" in the capitals of Iran and Lebanon. On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the biggest hits on Iran were "yet to come".