Gen. Erik Kurilla “had better information about what [Israel was] up to ... than anyone else in our government,” a former U.S. official told HuffPost.

As he took an early departure from the G7 summit, Trump said it "has nothing to do with a Cease Fire" and that he was involved in something "bigger than that."

Americans have been trending in a more isolationist, anti-war direction. Particularly on the right, the ascendant view is that the world’s problems are not necessarily ours.

As of Monday, however, Trump has adopted a notably more ominous tone. Shortly before his abrupt exit from the G7 meeting being held in Canada, he called on residents of Tehran, home to nearly 10 million people, to immediately evacuate, and later met with top national security officials at the White House Situation Room.

President Trump called for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ on Tuesday. Israeli officials have been pushing the United States to use its huge bunker-busting bomb to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Iran conflict is pitting MAGA isolationists against traditional GOP hawks, as Trump contemplates what to do next.

Conservative and progressive lawmakers want to force a vote on a resolution requiring the administration to seek congressional approval before going to war in the Middle East.

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.