Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

Army veteran and former Secretary of State Chuck Hagel talks about the potential risks about having military troops deployed in L.A.

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

Homeland defense has entered a new era with the proliferation of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump's Golden Dome proposal aims to invest in protecting against modern threats.

During an address in Singapore, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lays out how Indo-Pacific nations can become "model allies."

You should just get the hell out,” the SLO County congressman told Pete Hegseth in a hearing on Thursday. See the video.

The United States was not involved in Israel's strike against Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, warning Tehran not to target US personnel in the region. "Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran.

How will the U.S. respond as Iran retaliates against Israel for attacking its nuclear program and military leaders?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated his belief that the United States was under foreign invasion in order to defend President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles,