Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asked the United Nations to condemn Israel’s attack on his country’s military and nuclear sites, saying in a letter that the actions "amount to a declaration of war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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.

Plus: Washington prepares for Trump’s military parade{beacon} IRAN RETALIATED with a swarm of drone and missile attacks Friday after Israel launched surprise strikes that killed nearly two