Officials say discussions include additional Patriot missile batteries, more ships and increased efforts to monitor Tehran

Poll finds Americans oppose preemptive strike on Islamic Republic, but huge majority supports massive retaliation if Iran attacks US forces

'Our steps were very prudent,' Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says of US deployment of ships, bombers to region amid intelligence warnings of Iranian attack plans

Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests

Move comes after criticism over lack of information from White House about Gulf buildup; lawmakers tight-lipped but full House and Senate to be briefed next week

US Congress representatives say Muslim, Jewish communities must confront 'twin evils of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic violence'

Some Republicans misrepresent congresswoman's comments as supporting the Jewish genocide; the lawmaker said Palestinians lost their land due to Nazi crimes

Congresswoman says Palestinians gave Jews a safe haven, paid price for Nazi crimes, drawing criticism from Republicans, Israel's UN envoy

Rep. Rashida Tlaib says that if Netanyahu would 'take down walls' and freeze settlements, people like her would believe in two states

As White House escalates tensions, Democratic senators and groups call for legislation disallowing an attack on Iran without Congressional approval