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The Lebanese military is expected to move into Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh after Israeli forces withdraw.
US forces struck Iranian coastal targets after Tehran was accused of attacking a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president stopped short of issuing new threats, but called Thursday's drone attack "foolish."
The first Iranian attack on a cargo vessel since the ceasefire comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio huddled with Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in...
Israel's top defense official said his country would not withdraw from Lebanon despite diplomatic pressure from Washington as it seeks rapprochement...
Oil tankers continued to transit the strait in both directions, but many turned off their transponders over the weekend after Iran's military declared...
While the precise timeline remains unclear, the Trump administration is set to dismantle its blockade of Iranian ports in exchange for Iran lifting...
Initially established as an outpost for US special operators to disrupt the Islamic State's control of the Syria-Iraq border, the base evolved into a...
Thousands turned out on Friday for the burial of the slain son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in a town that still holds allegiance to the...
One of the "key participants" behind the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead has been...
The base has been a hub for American troops between the central city of Hasakah and the strategic Khabur River Valley, once the gateway to the...
What appeared to be a routine policing action followed two run-ins with the US Navy earlier this week, amid a massive buildup of US naval and air...
Gen. Rodolphe Haykal is seeking US support for what is likely to be a cautious approach to expanding the geographic scope of the Lebanese army's...
If Iran’s leaders refuse to negotiate over the Trump administration’s demands, the president may have to choose between strike options that can...
The US is rapidly massing warships and strike aircraft around Iran as President Donald Trump openly threatens military action.
Ran Gvili, a young Israeli police officer, was on medical leave when Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.Instead of staying ...
The carrier's presence gives the White House greater options to authorize strikes deep within Iranian territory while reducing the potential risk of...
Syrian government forces took full control of Raqqa after hundreds of SDF fighters were evacuated to Kobani under US-negotiated safe passage.
The airlift underscored the speed with which Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces took control of camps and prisons previously secured by...
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Following are the significant military bases in the Middle East. Iran has threatened to strike U.S. bases in the region if attacked...
MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States was fragmenting the very international...
BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany is open to deepening relations with the new Syrian government, a German government spokesperson said, adding that...
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Paris was looking at the possibility of sending Eutelsat satellite...
By Ismet MikailogullariKAPIKOY, Turkey, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Dozens of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Wednesday, as authorities in Iran...
Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned Tuesday that Tehran will retaliate for any attacks on the country.
The White House has a bevy of options to turn up the heat on Iran's government short of regime change, former US military and intelligence officials...
The Islamic State has not claimed direct credit for the ambush by a member of the Syria's domestic security forces that killed three American...
DUBAI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, said they have launched a military...
Syria's government said it arrested five people on Sunday following the attack that killed three Americans and wounded several others, but it has...
The deadliest attack on American troops in Syria in years comes as the Pentagon aims to reduce its footprint while building trust with...
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish...
The US president says he would like to provide both Saudi Arabia and Israel "top-of-the-line" stealth-capable F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, risking...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed he would deal with the violent "handful of extremists" among Israeli settlers in the occupied West...
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to approve the sale of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi...
By Howard Goller and Ali Sawafta(Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he will urgently convene cabinet ministers to ensure ...
The deal could hurt Washington's ties with Israel and is not likely to be approved by Congress unless conditioned on Saudi normalization of ties with...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa departed Washington without clinching major security agreements or long-term economic relief.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters streamed to Jerusalem on Thursday in a show of force against military...
The USS Ford’s departure will leave Washington without the Navy’s on-call mobile strike capability in the Middle East as the Trump...
Diplomatic snags and concerns that their troops could be caught in the crossfire between Hamas and Israel are raising questions about a US proposal to...
Washington and its allies are drafting a UN Security Council resolution for an international stabilization force for Gaza, but the belated push has...
Pope Leo XIV will carry a message of peace to Lebanon and the Christians of the Middle East when he visits next month, Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai...
The US wants Egyptian and Qatari mediators to rein in Hamas amid skirmishes with rivals and evidence of extrajudicial killings in Gaza.
The announcement comes as the Trump administration has moved to reward Qatar for facilitating talks to end the Gaza war.
US military officials will help coordinate everything from logistics of humanitarian aid deliveries to building security force teams, but doubts...
Members of Syria’s al-Qaeda branch, Huras ad-Din, have been joining Ansar al-Islam as US drone strikes have continued to pick off Huras...
New US funds for Beirut signal rare bipartisan approval for progress by Lebanon's security forces as they dismantle Hezbollah weapons caches,...
New executive order appeared to go beyond existing US agreements with other Gulf states, enjoining Washington to take “all lawful and...
If claimed by the Houthis, the strike on the Minervagracht would mark their most successful attack on a civilian cargo vessel since July.
Uncertainty about Syria’s long-term stability and the the US military’s future presence in the country have increased urgency among some Pentagon...