Mission would provide military escorts for commercial vessels moving though strategic waterway, reviving 1987-1988 effort to protect Kuwaiti ships from Iranian harassment

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says he hopes other nations will soon sign up to join effort to protect commercial traffic in Persian Gulf area

Officials concerned Iran may be emboldened after Trump appears to dismiss incident as a possible accident; White House invites House, Senate leaders for briefing

Secretary of state says Trump isn't looking for war with Iran, but American military ready to respond to any attack on US interests

In any clash between navies, Iran is likely to avoid full-scale battles and choose clandestine, indirect operations, experts say

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after explosions, fires rock ships in strategic waterway

On visit to USS Abraham Lincoln, Central Command head says 'it is entirely likely that an attack would have taken place by now' if not for recent troop buildup

Riyadh's foreign minister says attacks on oil installations must be addressed with 'firmness and determination'

In region, Bolton says Tehran has only one reason to boost uranium enrichment -- 'to reduce the breakout time to produce nuclear weapons'

Ahead of trip by Mohammad Javad Zarif, Islamabad calls on 'all sides to show restraint, as any miscalculated move, can transmute into a large-scale conflict'