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Iranian officials on Wednesday made it clear that the Strait of Hormuz will not be open to U.S.-linked vessels for the foreseeable future and will be accessible only to countries that adhere to the Islamic republic's new rules for the waterway.

President Trump said in an interview published Wednesday that he's considering pulling out of NATO because the alliance has declined to help the U.S. open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran and sent gas prices soaring.

To carry out his mass deportation promises, President Trump will have to kick his administration into a higher gear, shutting down the jobs that illegal immigrants take, closing their bank accounts and unleashing the IRS to find people working under ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the suspension of the Army aviators who gave singer and rapper Kid Rock a personal fly-by over the weekend with their AH-64 Apache helicopters.

President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies, but as he weighs an exit from the conflict, he is making it clear that he is expecting the world to help him fix the unintended damage that it has caused.

The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock's Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspension lifted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories on Tuesday, a day after Israel's parliament passed a measure establishing the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.

Thousands of additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East as the Trump administration has insisted that progress has been made in talks with Iran and has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not reached soon.

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. could end the Iran conflict in two to three weeks, adding that it could be sooner if Iran wants to make a deal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran is still able to project power beyond its borders with drone and missile barrages despite more than a month of consistent U.S. and Israeli attacks.