Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from locations across the Middle East, a major move as tensions spike across the region. A U.S ...

Typically, around 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, one of the U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

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 ...

Its course changed Monday for the Middle East due to “an emergent operational requirement,” sources told Reuters. 5. F/A-18E Super Hornet launching from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Bremerton-based aircraft carrier USS Nimitz its strike group are being redirected to the Middle East from their current deployment in the Western Pacific, according to two ...

The American presence in the Middle East is considerably larger. It operates a broad network of sites across at least 19 locations in the wider region, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Middle East is undergoing a dramatic realignment—just not the one U.S. and regional leaders envisioned less than two years ago. Before the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, years of ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was due to "what's going on in the Middle East." Mr. Trump landed at Joint Base Andrews shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East was remarkably successful, and the president’s political opponents would do well to acknowledge the fact and ...

The Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller on how the latest attacks on Iran have changed the balance of power in the region. For decades, Israel has wanted the support of the US in bombing the ...

Perryman said the Middle East is in an obvious state of flux that will likely persist for a while. “Although the cease fire appears to be holding for the moment and oil markets are not pricing ...

The U.S. dollar rose to a three-week high against the safe-haven yen and gained ground on the Swiss franc on Friday amid signs tension in the Middle East is easing after Iran backed continued ...