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WATCH: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?' Trump says when Japanese reporter asks why allies didn't know about Iran plan

By Dan Cooney

"We didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" the president responded while sitting next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy U.S. troops to seize uranium?

By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

The president has been circumspect about how far he's willing to go to follow through on his pledge to destroy Iran's weapons program once and for all, including seizing or destroying the near-bomb-grade nuclear material that Iran possesses.

Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

As a strategy, targeted killing has rarely been employed against a state.

Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict.

Missing U.S. student's body has been found in Barcelona, local authorities say

By Joseph Wilson, John O'Connor, Sarah Raza, Associated Press

The body of 20-year-old James “Jimmy” Gracey was found Thursday evening in the water off a Barcelona beach, the press office for Catalonia’s regional police in Barcelona told The Associated Press.

Why experts say the Iran war underscores risks of Trump's all-in focus on oil

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

As crude oil prices rise above $100 a barrel and gasoline prices surge toward $4 a gallon, Trump's strategy of blocking clean energy such as wind and solar power has left Americans with fewer alternative energy sources and thus more vulnerable to supply shocks…

Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence

By Thomas Beaumont, David Bauder, Associated Press

It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. But before long, the conversation moved in a different direction as Kent nodded to conspiracy…

WATCH: Senate Homeland Security panel advances Markwayne Mullin's nomination for DHS

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's next homeland security secretary after a Senate committee Thursday narrowly advanced his nomination.

EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices

By Sam McNeil, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

European leaders doubled down Thursday on refusing to join the United States and Israel military campaigns in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused by the war.