A U.S. official told The Hill the delay had nothing to do with concerns over Iran.

Rep. Steve Southerland was making the case for why the U.S. must stand by Israel amid escalating tensions with Iran.

Gen. Dempsey's visit comes amid growing tensions as the U.S. and allies work to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

"Obviously, 18, 19 year-old kids make stupid mistakes all too often," Perry said on CNN Sunday.

Analysts say Iran is using Amir Hekmati as a bargaining chip as Western nations are poised to impose economic sanctions.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor tells The Hill that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear capabilities.

Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) continued his offensive against President Obama’s new military strategy by comparing it in an op-ed to cuts the British military made last year.

Writing in Friday's The Washington Post, McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said that Obama has tried to sell his downsizing the same way the British did. With “downsizing that can only accurately be described as immense, London salved the wound with such efficacy that it was plagiarized by the Obama administration,” he wrote.

Opens secret channel of communication to tell Iran that closing the Strait of Hormuz would prompt a military response.

The move reflects the Pentagon’s new cost-cutting strategy, revealed last week.