From its inflexible diplomacy to its overreliance on proxy forces, Iran left itself vulnerable to more powerful adversaries, former U.S. officials say.
Though Congress acted after the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam to restrain presidents in their use of military force, recent decades have seen presidents pushing against those restraints.
Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Iran won't agree to halting all uranium enrichment and Israel must stop its airstrikes before negotiations with the U.S.
The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.
Israeli strikes leave Iran's wounded government facing a number of questions, including whether it should give up on negotiations and rush its nuclear program.
A memo to immigration judges provides new insight into a tactic the Trump administration is using in a bid to increase the number of immigrants it's detaining.