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The U.S. military is also sending aircraft to the Middle East and Europe in case they are needed to support U.S. installations overseas.
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Legit.ng on MSNMiddle East War: Trouble for Iran as US Raises Alarm Over Missile Attack on Its Embassy in Tel AvivIranian missiles damaged the US embassy in Tel Aviv, escalating tensions. Israel retaliated with strikes on Iran's energy sector, while both sides continued attacks.
Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.
A US aircraft carrier is travelling to the Middle East as the fighting between Israel and Iran intensifies. The death toll in Israel has increased to 24, whilst Iran’s Health Ministry says 224 people have died in the latest conflict.
A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”
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The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.
Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”
The United States has pulled some diplomatic staff and military families out of the Middle East, citing unspecified regional security risks.
Pete Hegseth authorized U.S. military dependents in the Middle East to voluntarily depart amid increased tension in the Middle East.