President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the war with Iran, his trusty ...

The U.S. strikes in Iran prompted fierce Democrat-led criticism, including from Rep. Jayapal, who argued Trump violated ...

Lawmakers, rather than exert their own authority, are set to beat back efforts in the Senate Wednesday and the House on Thursday to require a debate and vote to authorize Trump’s war.

In 1984, Iraq initiated the “tanker war” with Iran when its air force attacked oil tankers bound for Iranian ports. The tanker war continued for years, and eventually involved the US Navy when, on May ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

World / Books & the Arts / How to make sense of the 13-year conflict? Anand Gopal This essay is adapted from Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution (Simon & Schuster).

As Iranian proxies target Iraq's Kurdistan, the US is reportedly courting Kurdish Iranian militias for a ground front. Groups remain split between seizing the moment and avoiding total war.

The Kurds are considered one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation.

Why Israel is pounding Lebanon with bombs in war with Hezbollah stretching back decades - Thousands of people have been ...

As the West Asia war intensifies, Kurdish groups based in Iraq are weighing a possible uprising inside Iran, hoping US-backed pressure on Tehran could revive their long quest for autonomy.

Amid a Syrian troop buildup and Israeli military operations, the border with Lebanon is becoming a source of friction as ...