Jared Szuba

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he wants to wean Israel off Washington's $3.8 billion in annual military funding within the decade. At least one Democratic contender for 2028 agrees.

A supplemental request won't be delivered to Congress until the Pentagon fully assesses the war's cost, a top budget official told House lawmakers.

The initial move signals a cautious US Navy approach to begin opening strait without toppling ceasefire.

"We expected there would be some churn at the beginning," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said of the US Navy-led operation to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.

Pentagon officials tout Arab retaliation as a win for the United States, but there are increasing signs that Gulf states aren't in lockstep with Washington as it tries to build leverage over Iran.

The measure marks a symbolic win for Democrats and a growing number of Republicans who have questioned the Trump administration's war with Iran.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard cites her husband's bone cancer diagnosis as reason for stepping down.

If the Trump administration does not reach an agreement with Iran soon, the specter of prolonged, low-grade conflict over the strait may set in.

Iranian state TV says the US would agree to pull military forces away from Iran's borders in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The White House called it a "complete fabrication."

A renewed Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon aims to extract concessions from Beirut in US-brokered diplomatic talks, but Lebanese military officials say there is no path forward until Israel halts its attacks and returns to the April ceasefire.