Gordon Lubold

If President Trump decides to resume major combat operations in Iran, most of the targets left to strike are hidden or able to be moved around, sources say.

Members of the military seeking tickets to the UFC fight on the South Lawn have to meet “all service-specific physical fitness test requirements” and pay their own travel expenses to the event, according to a Pentagon memo.

China may also have provided Iran with a long-range early-warning radar that spots stealth aircraft meant to evade detection, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News

The officer worked for a CIA branch that pursues highly secret projects and had a professional relationship with the deputy defense secretary, sources told NBC News.

The deputy defense secretary, Steve Feinberg, asked that the officer work as a liaison for the spy agency to the Pentagon, sources tell NBC News.

The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say.

David Rush is under investigation on suspicion of creating a fake spy program and persuaded others to take part, resulting in the CIA transferring large amounts of money to the sham project, sources say

The leaders are expected to be pressed by the president to find ways to swiftly increase production of weaponry for the Pentagon, sources told NBC News.

Defense officials asked for more than $67 billion in supplemental funding. But Congress hasn’t approved the money yet, in part because of frustrations over information about the war with Iran, sources say.

The president is receiving an array of advice on next steps in Iran, with supporters of a return to war seizing on recent tensions to make their case.