Middle east

Air defense systems were activated across parts of Tehran late Thursday, according to Iranian state-affiliated media, in a development that underscores the fragile and increasingly volatile security situation in the Middle East.

A court in Jerusalem has agreed to cancel testimony by Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial this week, marking the latest delay in a case that has stretched on for years amid regional instability.

The Trump administration is sending roughly 10,000 additional U.S. troops to the Middle East, a major military reinforcement that signals Washington is preparing for a deeper and potentially longer confrontation with Iran even as President Donald Trump insists the crisis could end soon.

In the 40 days since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the conflict has left thousands of people dead across the Middle East, as well as 13 U.S. service members killed and 381 others wounded, according to data from U.S. Central Command.

President Donald Trump presented the new U.S.-Iran ceasefire as a breakthrough, a two-week pause that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calm oil markets, and pull the region back from a wider war. Within hours, that message was already colliding with reality as Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, exposing a critical weakness in the deal Trump had just celebrated.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's most reliable Republican allies, is showing signs of a rare public break after sharply criticizing the administration's posture on a potential conflict with Iran, a shift that is raising eyebrows across Washington.

Bolton also pointed to contradictions in the administration's messaging, noting that U.S. officials have described ongoing negotiations while Iranian authorities deny they are taking place

Rumors about the IRGC recruiting children and young adults were confirmed by a BBC World investigation and by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official, who said the organization enrolls "volunteers" aged 12 and older.

The Trump administration is considering sending thousands of additional troops to the Middle East to support the war operation in Iran, according to a new report.

Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego said he won't support authorizing an additional $200 billion for the war in Iran following reports that the Pentagon is seeking the sum.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman warned that Israel is "losing generations" of the party members due to its prosecution of different wars in the Middle East, but vowed to maintain his support for the country.

President Donald Trump is considering an operation to seize Iran's key oil infrastructure in Kharg Island, something that would require having boots on the ground, according to a new report.

Iran has identified assets belonging to major U.S. technology companies across the Middle East as potential targets, according to a list published by the Iranian news agency Tasnim, which has ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

President Donald Trump said the United States has the military resources to sustain the war with Iran indefinitely while suggesting the conflict will end based on his own judgment rather than a fixed timeline.

Vice President JD Vance privately expressed skepticism about U.S. military strikes on Iran before President Donald Trump decided to proceed with the operation, according to a new report.

The U.S. is sending a Marine expeditionary unit comprised by 2,200 Marines to the Middle East, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump told G7 leaders on Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," even as its leadership vows to fight on and released a letter attributed to the new supreme leader supporting that path.

The Iranian regime is mostly intact and not at risk of collapse, according to a recent assessment by U.S. intelligence officials, a new report claimed.

The Iranian strike on a U.S. military base in Kuwait was more severe than previously known, according to a new report, with dozens of military members still hospitalized more than a week later.

The war in the Middle East could deliver Venezuela another surge in oil revenues as global energy markets react to fears of supply disruptions, potentially repeating a cycle in which geopolitical crises drive higher crude prices and increased inflows of petrodollars.

Trump pointed to Venezuela as an example of how the United States has already sought to secure foreign energy resources

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. didn't manage to provide more help to citizens that are now stranded in the Middle East because attacks across the region escalated quickly after the initial strikes on Iran on Saturday.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. "probably" doesn't need to send ground troops into Iran, but won't rule out the possibility.

President Donald Trump is planning to use the leadership change operation that took place in Venezuela earlier this year as a "template" in Iran as Washington looks to achieve regime change in the Middle Eastern country, according to a Fox News Journalist.

President Donald Trump reportedly warned that the U.S. will escalate attacks against the Iranian regime as the war rages on.

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the possibility of pursuing regime change in Cuba, believing that the administration's belligerent stance is working.

The U.S. military confirmed on Monday that three F-15 jets were shot down "due to an apparent friendly fire incident" in Kuwait as the war in the Middle East continues.

The U.S. has evacuated hundreds of troops from Al Udeid base in Qatar, the largest in the Middle East, as the standoff with Iran continues.

The U.S. naval deployment centered on Venezuela since August has cost more than $20 million per day and as much as nearly $3 billion overall, according to an analysis.

The U.S. is significantly reducing its presence in the Caribbean by sending the USS Gerald Ford, the country's largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East along with its strike group.