Trump said just before rebels ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad in December in that the US military should stay out of Syria. Trump is also not giving up on the idea of Egypt and Jordan taking in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, even as the leaders of both countries have flatly rejected the idea.

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

Saudi Arabia's energy minister met his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq and Libya on Monday following U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower oil prices and ahead of a meeting next week of OPEC+ oil-producing countries.

Iran has never forgiven the US President for assassinating their top general and has made previous threats to avenge his death.

The maps division of Google has reclassified the United States as a “sensitive country,” like China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, following President Donald Trump‘s “Gulf of America” comment.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a 'determination' will be made regarding American troops in Syria, but did not provide further details. He denied previously stating that he would pull troops out of the country.

"The terrorists get a vote, and they're voting to keep fighting," former Trump counterterrorism envoy Nathan Sales told Newsweek.

Three of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.

Trump’s order to push out transgender troops, issued late Monday night, was instantly condemned by an array of activist groups as exceptionally egregious and ultimately harmful to military readiness. They say transgender people have been serving successfully for years, including openly on and off for the past decade.

Could it curb rampant fraud, waste, and abuse within military contracting? Will the Pentagon finally pass a financial audit after seven consecutive failed attempts? Might the war in Ukraine finally sputter to an end,

Iraq looms as a key test of the US's priorities ... whose presence dates to the war that President Donald Trump once called a "big, fat mistake?" Iraqi officials recognized the new administration ...

Tulsi Gabbard cited it as an example of how "faulty intelligence have led to costly failures" and the undermining of national security US