“Protecting U.S. forces is our top priority and these deployments are intended to enhance our defensive posture in the region,” Hegseth said in a post on social media platform X.

The U.S. military has deployed numerous refueling aircraft to Europe as tensions between Iran and Israel escalate into open conflict, according to a Reuters report on Monday.

People around the country turned out Saturday for protests against Donald Trump, which were timed with the president's military parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with his 79th birthday.

President Donald Trump is attending the opening day of the Group of Seven summit Monday in Canada, where some of the staunchest and oldest U.S. allies are expected to discuss tariffs and the escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran — all while attempting to avoid direct confrontations with the mercurial U.

President Donald Trump abruptly left the Group of Seven summit Monday, departing a day early as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensified and the U.S. leader declared that Tehran should be evac...

Israel's air campaign on the Iranian capital appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying conflict after it issued warnings on Monday for about 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead o...