U.S. weighs military options against Iran after Venezuela success, but experts warn Tehran's defenses and retaliation capabilities make it riskier.

The Trump administration touted last year’s bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as one of its great military successes. But a strike to support protesters would need to be very different and could backfire.

Trump ordered military assets positioned for a potential strike on Iran, the WSJ reports, as advisers warn a large attack could spark wider conflict.

E ven with a nearly $1 trillion budget, the U.S. military can only do so much. Pentagon officials are privately warning that the United States may not be able to threaten Venezuela’s regime, support protesters seeking to topple Iran’s government,

Some personnel at the United States’ largest military base in the Middle East have been urged to leave, a US official told CNN on Wednesday, as regional nations press the Trump administration to reconsider taking military action against Iran.

Israeli officials have suggested the Trump administration delay large-scale strikes until the Iranian regime is even more strained, while one Arab official said there is “lack of enthusiasm from the neighborhood" for American military action in Iran right now.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. was considering military force in response to Iran’s crackdown on protests.