NPR's Michel Martin talks with Robert Harward, former deputy commander of Central Command, about U.S. Naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz and implications for the future of the war with Iran.

Since its creation in 1983, the U.S. Central Command at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base has made Iran a prime focus. Today, “deter Iran” is listed as the No. 1 priority of the command. Last week, ...

Head of Central Command Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth warns that the military must remain prepared for the possibility of a sudden outbreak of war, following a surprise inspection of units in the West Bank ...