Pete Hegseth authorized U.S. military dependents in the Middle East to voluntarily depart amid increased tension in the ...

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, ...

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and ...

President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that U.S. personnel are being "moved out" of parts of the Middle East amid ...

The United States has pulled some diplomatic staff and military families out of the Middle East, citing unspecified regional ...

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

U.S. embassies and military bases across the Middle East are on high alert, as fears grow about an Israeli strike on Iran.

The Israeli military warns Iranians to evacuate arms factories, signaling what could be a further widening of the campaign.

It’s too soon to tell how exactly the current wave of Israeli strikes could transform the region, but one thing is clear: ...

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of ...

As of mid-2025, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 US troops in the Middle East, comprising personnel stationed in both large, ...