The US military said it has been able to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump floated the idea of “winding down” military efforts in the Persian Gulf.

Israel's defense minister has threatened a surge in attacks against Iran, as Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean.

Israel’s defense minister threatened on Saturday that “the intensity of the attacks” by Israel and the United States against Iran’s ruling theocracy will “increase significantly” as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.

As the US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran entered its fourth week, President Donald Trump allowed the sale of some Iranian oil to contain surging crude prices and floated “winding down” military efforts there.

President Donald Trump declared Iran "finished" at a press availability on Friday. "You said the war was militarily won in Iran. What did you mean by that?" a reporter asked. "Oh, I think we've won," Trump responded.

Netanyahu has said you cannot "do revolutions from the air," and that you "don't want to replace one ayatollah with another."

President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” US military efforts against Iran, saying that the US was close to achieving its objectives as the conflict, which has roiled financial markets and the region,

The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East, an official says. One U.S. official confirmed Friday that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships,