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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not specify how the administration would avoid getting drawn into a deeper escalation with Tehran.

Abbas Araghchi emphasized the “strategic partnership” between Tehran and Moscow as he announced the trip just hours after the U.S. targeted three Iranian nuclear sites.  .

The likeliest replacement for the U.S. is a grouping of France, the U.K., Germany and Poland, but it would be much more vulnerable than an America-led alliance.

The decision to send American B-2 bombers to attack Iran, the most significant military action of Trump’s presidency, threatens to inject Washington into another Middle East conflict.

In a short speech to the nation, the president declared the Iran mission a success and said it may just be the start.

Israel’s military said it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks.

The €150 billion SAFE plan may violate EU treaties and may not be economically effective, says the Bundestag report.

Israelis see value in weakening Iran as Trump seeks negotiations.

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle’s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees …

The British Embassy in Iran will operate remotely as Foreign Secretary David Lammy holds talks with Iran in Geneva.

Turning to European alternatives instead will take time and political will, MBDA CEO Éric Béranger tells four outlets including POLITICO.

Officials told POLITICO the EU would drop proposals for a $45-per-barrel limit on Moscow’s crude as a result of the Israel-Iran conflict.

Palestine Action sprayed red paint on two Airbus Voyager aircraft to “break the chains of oppression” in Gaza — and drew swift condemnation from British politicians.

If Israel or the U.S. assassinates Tehran’s supreme leader then “Pandora’s box” will open, the Kremlin warns.

Germany, France and the U.K. prepare for talks with Iranian officials in Geneva. Can they stop Trump joining Israel’s war?

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“Iran has all that it needs to achieve a nuclear weapon,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “All they need is a decision from the supreme leader to do that.”

Israel’s main goal is the elimination of Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs — regime change is for the Iranian people to decide, Israeli president says.

The prime minister said negotiations between the U.S. and Iran were the way to resolve tensions about Tehran’s uranium enrichment agenda.

Defense alliance plans extra security budget boom — but who will benefit is still up in the air.

NATO allies will meet in The Hague next week and are expected to agree to significantly boost military expenditure, but Madrid is reluctant.

Transatlantic military chief slashes roles and eliminates divisions as U.S. President Donald Trump’s reluctant commitment overshadows the alliance. 

“The Israelis have to finish what they started. They started this,” says Steve Bannon.