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US military chief Dan Caine remains Trump's top policy advisor on Iran since June war - exclusive

CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper, who replaced Kurilla in August 2025, is as influential as ever, in particular as the top commander who has planned the current potential operations against Iran.

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)

Iran stalls for interim deal as US-Tehran play ‘game of chicken’ with war, expert tells ‘Post'

 A portrait of former US President Donald Trump over the White House is seen on a stairway of his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Trump's Mar-a-Lago could be targeted if US attacks Iran, says Iranian MP - report

Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

US-Iran negotiations could leave Israel vulnerable to attack, experts say - analysis


Muslim clerics encourage Iranian youth to find joy in economic war

Iranian youth have used social media to share music and dancing videos and many have been detained for doing so.

IRANIAN SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran on June 4, 2017

Iran dismisses possibility of conflict, says does not want war

Following the re-imposition of US sanctions, a senior Iranian maritime official said Iran had adopted new tactics and new destinations in shipping its oil exports.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends India-Iran business forum in New Delhi, India, January 8, 2019.

What happened to Iran’s 'hardliners?'

The “moderate” and “hardliner” narrative was trotted out by the Iranian regime and its explainers abroad while much stayed the same at home in Iran

US President Donald Trump

Kurdistan region worried as U.S. and Iran tensions grow

US pulls staff from Erbil consulate and European countries end training of Kurdish Peshmerga

KURDISH MEMBERS of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan hike through the mountains from Iraq to Iran.

Is Iran the new Iraq? Here are the similarities — and big differences

If the Iran war talk sounds familiar, it might be because there are elements that resemble the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War, not least among them the Israel factor.

M302 rockets found aboard the Klos C ship are displayed at an Israeli navy base in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat March 10, 2014. The ship seized by the Israeli navy on suspicion of smuggling arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip docked on Saturday in Israel, which planned to put the cargo on display i

War with Iran forthcoming? Most experts say they don’t think so

War between the US and Iran is probably not in the cards, even as the US ups pressure on Iran via sanctions and a military build-up in the region.

Iranians burn a U.S. flag during a protest against President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018.

Iran Guards chief says Americans have started 'psychological war'

The US has concentrated naval power and B-52s in the Persian Gulf in recent days.

A military vehicle carrying Iranian Zoobin smart bomb (L) and Sagheb missile under pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Late Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Pompeo: U.S. not aiming for war with Iran

The Secretary of State's comments come after the recent US military build-up in the Middle East.

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo listens during a news conference in Reykjavik

The Trump Doctrine 2.0: Searching for results in crises

After two years of major unilateral decisions, the White House faces numerous crises that it has kindled in the hope that at least one will turn out in its favor.

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 29, 2019

Why is pressure mounting between the U.S. and Iran?- analysis

The Trump administration sees Iran’s behavior as another instance of why it pulled the U.S. out of the deal in the first place: the Iranian regime is not trustworthy.

US President Donald Trump