Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the war in Iran, including a deadly strike on a school,

Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic’s leadership as it faces its greatest test in decades, and Iran responded Wednesday with renewed missile and drone attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel.

By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ⁠was ⁠warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against ⁠U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday that Tehran's reaction came as a surprise,

Israel said Tuesday it killed two more senior Iranian leaders in airstrikes. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to unpack the latest developments in the war with Iran.

President Donald Trump continues to make false and unproven claims about the war in Iran. Trump claimed Monday that “nobody” expected Iran to retaliate by targeting US allies in the region. In fact, various experts had publicly warned that Iran might or would likely respond this way – and top Iranian officials had themselves vowed that Iran would target nearby US allies if attacked.

The director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, resigned on Tuesday, saying he “ cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent posted that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation,

U.S. crude oil futures settled down 5.3% to $93.50 a barrel. That’s as the world is getting signals that Iran is letting some tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel