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After ordering the largest American military buildup in the Middle East since the onset of the Iraq War, President Donald Trump now has a decision to make on Iran.

President Trump has blasted reports claiming his top general, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, advised him to abandon plans for an Iranian military campaign.

War may be on the horizon with Iran. Trump insists he wants to cut a deal, but says that if push came to shove, the U.S. would easily win any conflict.

Iran has accelerated political and military preparations in anticipation of a potential US attack, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ordering contingency plans to safeguard the country’s survival ...

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The United States has two tracks open on Iran right now, and only one of them ends without war. The question this week is which one closes first. President Donald Trump issued a 10- to 15-day ...

Trump and Witkoff should be able to understand Iran by simply reading about the life of American peace activist Rachel Corrie.