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Exclusive-US bolsters Trump's Middle East military options by moving refueling aircraft, officials say
The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as ...
Trump confirms US personnel are being removed from parts of Middle East
President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that U.S. personnel are being "moved out" of parts of the Middle East amid ...
Trump had visions of Middle East ‘peace.’ Netanyahu had other ideas.
Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of ...
US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions rise
The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and ...
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Mapping US troops and military bases in the Middle East
As of mid-2025, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 US troops in the Middle East, comprising personnel stationed in both large, ...
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Video: SECDEF Hegseth authorizes voluntary departure of military dependents in Middle East
Pete Hegseth authorized U.S. military dependents in the Middle East to voluntarily depart amid increased tension in the ...
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How War Between Iran and Israel Could Escalate—and Drag In the United States
Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, ...
What's behind Iran's long tussle with the United States?
The United States has pulled some diplomatic staff and military families out of the Middle East, citing unspecified regional ...
Zelenskyy: US diverting 20,000 missiles promised for Ukraine to the Middle East
The Ukrainian president says he was informed the U.S. would divert key defensive weapons from Ukraine to the Middle East.