As the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a costly standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, a Hezbollah lawmaker "firmly rejects" the extended Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Tensions in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters as the U.S. and Iran ratchet up their competition for control over shipping traffic.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will provide an update on the war in Iran on Friday morning as the conflict approaches the eight-week mark and President Donald Trump fired back at reporters about a timeline to end the war,

President Donald Trump pushed back on the idea he could use a nuclear weapon against the Iranian regime. After a "historic" meeting at the White House, a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was extended for three weeks,

A U.S. sailor on the way to counter mines in the Strait of Hormuz was medically evacuated after getting scratched by a monkey during a stop in Phuket, Thailand, according to officials. “The sailor received medical care and was transferred back to Japan for further care,

The U.S. military has seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil. The move on Thursday ratcheted up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump accused Iran of "numerous" ceasefire violations Tuesday, while Vice President JD Vance now heads to the White House for policy meetings and his expected departure to Pakistan for another round of negotiations remains uncertain.