President Trump is leaving the door open for diplomacy but not ruling out the possibility of a direct U.S. strike on Iran.

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday. A key matter for discussion was President Trump's pending decision whether to engage in military action ...

Israel said it had struck uranium enrichment sites in Iran after the two countries launched another barrage of missiles at ...

In a Senate hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny over U.S. troops assisting ICE during raids in Los Angeles ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with some Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wednesday ...

Speaking from outside the White House today, Donald Trump refused to be drawn on whether the US was plotting strikes on Iran following the escalation with Israel ...

Trump is weighing whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran — including using bunker-busting bombs to target nuclear ...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Gen. Erik Kurilla has become a key player in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. As CENTCOM chief, Kurilla leads the U.S. military command in the ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump's demand for unconditional surrender, as Iranians jammed the highways out of ...

Israel pounds Tehran, Russia hits Kyiv, and Taiwan tests its first sub. Welcome to Wednesday's evening brief, June 18, 2025.

Hegseth ultimately said the military could "if necessary, in their own self-defense they could temporarily detain" protesters ...