The failure to support the U.S.-backed militia could create an opening for Islamic State, White House allies say.

His latest warnings, along with Iran’s threats of response against US installations in the region, have fuelled a spike in oil prices. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

For someone so instinctively non-interventionist, Donald Trump has developed a taste for military action – particularly when the battle is short and decisive.

Two of President Donald Trump’s closest confidants, a former British prime minister, an American general and a collection of top officials from

A regime-change attempt could easily backfire on its proponents, as the Iranian people remain averse to foreign interference

The man behind the Donald Trump administration’s Middle East policy understands the region far better than his critics.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its three accompanying warships have sailed into the Middle East region, providing President Trump additional military firepower if he decides to strike Iran.

U.S. ​President ‌Donald Trump on ​Thursday said ‍he was ​planning ​to talk ⁠to Iran amid rising tensions. “We have a ‌lot of very ​big, very ‌powerful ‍ships sailing ⁠to Iran right now, and it would be ​great if we didn't have to use them,