The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.

The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 4 of the war.

Critics want Barron Trump on the frontlines of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, but it’s unlikely that he will ever lace up boots for combat. […]

President Trump on Saturday said he will offer immunity to members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, after the U.S. and Israel attacked

Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."

In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and in the frenetic days since, the president and his administration have offered several evolving explanations — at times exaggerated or at odds with US intelligence — to justify why the attacks were necessary and what the US ultimately hopes to achieve.

On Monday, President Trump spoke publicly about the U.S. military operation in Iran. He said it will likely take 4 to 5 weeks for the U.S. to reach its goals. The administration clarified its goals: to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles, its navy and nuclear program, and the expected timeline.

President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to the top of the Republican Party, risks becoming ensnared by that very type of conflict.