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With USS Nimitz deployment, the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East
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.
Hegseth orders ‘additional capabilities’ to Middle East
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he has directed “the deployment of additional capabilities” to the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region. “Protecting US forces is
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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, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.
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 their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.
Democrat Seeks to Limit Trump’s War Powers Amid Middle East Escalation
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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US bolsters Trump's Middle East military options by moving refuelling aircraft, officials say
The US military has moved a large number of refuelling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two US officials told Reuters on Monday (June 16),
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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 Middle East.
Explainer-What's Behind Iran's Long Tussle With the United States?
The United States is the main international backer of Israel, Iran's biggest regional foe. It is also a close ally of Sunni Gulf monarchies which for years pursued their own rivalry with the Islamic Republic, seeing it as their main regional threat.
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