The speculation follows Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, a sweeping aerial strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now faces a choice. He can escalate and rush toward a nuclear weapon, or he can launch a feeble response to save face.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Israel’s attack on Iran was intended ...

Israel’s sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country’s ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ...

Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round ...

Alex Gray served as the chief of staff at the National Security Council at the White House during President Donald Trump's ...

The attack gives Iranians a common cause, despite their feelings about their government . As the Stimson Center’s longtime ...

Although an Israeli attack on Iran was seen as a possibility it still seems to have taken most of the world by surprise when it happened in the early hours of Friday. Israel’s air strikes hit nuclear ...

The U.S. says it wasn't involved in the strikes on Iran, but three American officials told NBC News the U.S. is assisting in shooting down Iranian missiles and projectiles targeting Israel.

President Trump says the U.S. continues to hope for a deal in negotiations scheduled with Iran this weekend. It's difficult ...

Follow the latest news after Israel launched strikes at Iran, a dramatic escalation in long-running tensions between the two ...

An anti-interventionist bent within the Republican Party, meanwhile, was putting pressure on the party’s long-reliable ...