As President Trump weighs military actions against Iran, officials and advisers say that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DNI Tulsi Gabbard have been sidelined.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Donald Trump’s demands for complete capitulation and predicted “irreparable damage” if the US joins Israel in bombarding his country.

President Donald Trump is growing increasingly warm to using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities and souring on the idea of a diplomatic solution to end the escalating conflict, two officials familiar with the ongoing discussions tell CNN.