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.

"The full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," Trump warned.

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have refrained from attacking Israel directly since the start of the war between Israel and Iran on June 13. However, there have been two unclaimed attacks on US interests in Iraq since Operation Rising Lion began,

What matters in U.S. and global markets today World markets were calm on Monday, even in the face of this weekend's escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, as volatile oil prices fell slightly from Friday's 4-month peak.

The ongoing exchange of attacks has brought the regional death toll to at least 24 in Israel and 224 in Iran. Israel’s military has “achieved full aerial control above Tehran” and destroyed roughly one-third of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers, an Israeli government spokesperson said Monday.

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations,

Concerns of wider conflict rise, including at G7 summit Iran refuses ceasefire talks amid Israeli attacks, official says Trump vetoes Israeli plan to target Iran's supreme leader Oil prices jump as Israel targets Iran's oil and gas sector BAT YAM,

The president reportedly waved off plans presented by Israeli officials who briefed the White House in recent days with a credible plan to kill Iran’s top leader, according to reports citing administration officials.