A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat Special-operations forces have become U.S. policymakers' go-to choice for contingencies around the world.
White House Skeptical Iran Ready to Restart Nuclear Talks The White House is responding skeptically after Iran’s chief negotiator announced that Tehran is ready to return to nuclear...
Officials: Iran Behind Drone Attack on US Base in Syria U.S. officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where...
US Envoy: Patience with Iran 'Wearing Thin' on Nuclear Talks The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, told reporters there is a “deep and growing” concern about Iran’s continued...
Shooting in Syria Could Mark New Phase in Israeli Campaign Israel has said it will not tolerate a permanent Iranian military presence in Syria.
US, Allies Step Up Pressure on Iran to Return to Nuke Talks The consensus comes amid growing concerns that Tehran is not serious about returning to the negotiations.
US, Israel Say They Are Exploring a 'Plan B' for Iran The remarks were a rare acknowledgment by the U.S. that it is looking at what to do in the event diplomacy with Iran fails.
State TV Says Iranian Speedboats Intercepted US Navy Vessel A spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said he wasn’t aware of any sort of unsafe interaction with Iran in...
'Hold on to Something!' — A Moment that Shifted the Fate of the USS Samuel B. Roberts Crew On April 14, 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts guided missile frigate had already escorted several oil tankers in and out of...
With Eye on Iran, Israeli Navy Steps Up Red Sea Presence Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit stopped short of confirming a series of attacks and mishaps on Iranian ships that have been attributed...
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...
