Defense officials tell high-level cabinet that chances of attack are low, despite US embassy warning and threats by Iranian officials

After Baghdad lawmakers urge government to oust American soldiers, head of US task force tells Iraqi commander troops will be 'repositioned'

Iranian media says slain general left handwritten script in Damascus room before his final flight asking the Lord to 'accept me purified'

Though it has no information on direct threat, Lubavitch Security Commission sends email cautioning that Iranian retaliation for death of top general could include Jewish targets

In annual threat assessment, Institute for National Security Studies sees high risks of large-scale war in the north and in Gaza in 2020

Photo shows Haniyeh and new Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani standing alongside each other; Hamas head also visits Qassem Soleimani's family

After a brief respite thanks to a preliminary US-China agreement staving off a further escalation of trade tensions, world markets hit by fresh worries over Iran

Foreign minister says Baghdad should be convinced with arguments, not threats; Germany, France and Britain to decide this week on response to Iran bypassing limits on enrichment

Some experts counter that effect of Mideast geopolitical crisis on oil prices may be smaller than it once was as US energy industry, for instance, can ramp up shale oil production

'We are observing from the side,' Herzi Halevi says, adding that operation should be viewed as US-Iran battle over control of Iraq