Trump, a longtime NATO critic, said he sees the alliance as a "one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us."

The growing attention to NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners reflects both strategic necessity and political uncertainty.

If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ended tomorrow, one verdict is already clear: Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu would ⁠walk away stronger, while President Donald Trump would be left to manage the shock ⁠to global markets and to Gulf allies who have borne the heaviest costs.

The US is weighing more troop deployments as the Iran war continues, including options tied to the Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island.

A former senior counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war says he and other national security officials with concerns about U.S. strikes on Iran were not allowed to express those concer

The Iran war is underscoring the risks of President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on fossil fuels as he pursues what he calls American energy dominance