President Donald Trump is expanding U.S. military forces in the Middle East, giving his administration broader options to intensify operations against Iran as the conflict enters its fifth month and Tehran continues threatening commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Relying heavily on U.S. aid and protection, Jordan is unlikely to restrict the American military presence there, despite escalating Iranian airstrikes.

Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York, is believed to have been killed in an Iranian attack Friday at a base in Jordan, the U.S. military said.

The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran. The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach,

Video footage and satellite images reveal new details about Iranian strikes on U.S. targets during the latest flare-up in fighting.

The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina

The U.S. and Israel already work closely together on developing new military technology, and jointly launched the war on Iran.

In a sign the conflict with Iran is expanding to the Red Sea, Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on Saudi oil tankers.