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Trump, Middle East

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 turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”

ABC News on MSN · 4d

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 escalating tensions with Israel and Iran.

USA Today · 4d

Trump: Some US staff being pulled out of Middle East amid Iran nuclear tensions

The State Department said it had "ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel due to heightened regional tensions.”

Iran, Israel and Middle East

Al-Monitor · 42m

US dispatches second aircraft carrier toward Middle East as Israel-Iran strikes escalate

Pacific region and is expected to pass into the Middle East as Israel awaits a decision from Trump on whether or not to strike Iran's Fordow nuclear facility

Foreign Affairs · 2d

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

US shifts military resources in Middle East in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

The United States is shifting military resources in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran.

2don MSN

United States shifting military resources towards Middle East amid possibility of Iran attack

After Israel launched an attack on Iran, the United States has begun moving its military resources towards the Middle East, ...

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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 ...

American Military News1d

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 ...

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 ...

Al Jazeera on MSN4d

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, ...

The Straits Times3d

Explainer-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 security risks. Its long-running rivalry with Iran may be part of ...

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.

Foreign Affairs6d

The New Balance of Power in the Middle East

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted ...

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