President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country has not "asked for a ceasefire" after Trump said it had wanted a deal.

Israel announced a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while Iran's foreign minister said the country has not asked for a ceasefire as President Trump had claimed.

As the war against Iran enters its third week, the White House says ground troops are "not part of the plan." Seasoned Kurdish fighters disagree.

Democratic lawmakers have consistently criticized the administration for not laying out its goals in the war more clearly.

The U.S. and Israel crippled Iranian forces in two weeks of war, but Tehran’s ability to disrupt oil flows and its uranium stockpile complicate the push to end it.

Iran launches a new wave of strikes on Israel, as the UAE says it has intercepted further missiles and drones fired from Tehran.

The success, failure or stalemate of the "it's-not-a-war" war that the U.S. and Israel ignited in the Middle East will depend largely on the numbers like the bouncing price of crude oil, the depth of the U.

U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.

Trump had said Iran was interested in making a deal but that the U.S. wasn't happy with the possible terms.