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13 resultsfor “current US military presence in the Middle East”

Politics

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

Middle East, clustered in the country’s south and southwest. The most prominent is Ramstein – the US’s largest installation in Europe, which serves as a military hub for drone operations, from where transmission

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Conflicts

Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire

Middle East on warships. Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead the US delegation if a second round of talks does materialise, but no date has been finalised. Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 15
Conflicts

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

military, and other state targets, in the territory of Lebanon by land, air, and sea." Both countries requested that the U.S. facilitate further negotiations, according to the ceasefire agreement published by the U.S. State Department

NPR Topics: NewsApr 17
Politics

Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens

Middle East. “The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
Politics

Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons

presence in the region in recent years. Tehran appears to view Moscow’s position as aligned with its interests. Iran has managed to withstand a powerful military attack by the US and Israel, which

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
Politics

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

current ceasefire with Iran expires next week. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Friday night, asked by a reporter what he will do if there's no deal before the ceasefire expires, Trump said

NPR Topics: NewsApr 18
Politics

FOIP at 10: Bridging the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East

presence of the Global South is growing, and it is playing a larger role in international affairs. Ten years ago, Prime Minister Abe advanced the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) based

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 29
Politics

US urges contractor to evacuate workers from Kuwait and Iraq over worries of Iran-backed attacks

Middle East. In Iraq, workers say they are [targets of Iran-allied attacks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/us-contractors-stranded-iraq-iran), and one [employee was killed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/us-defense-contractor-v2x-worker-killed-iraq) in a night-time drone attack in March. On 9 April

The Guardian WorldApr 20
Conflicts

The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

presence would leave Lebanon with the right to resist depending on how events unfold. Hezbollah has both a political wing, with lawmakers in Lebanon's national parliament, and militia that operates largely independently

NPR Topics: NewsApr 17
Politics

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737285/iran-war-spain-trump) This week, the Pentagon followed through, announcing [plans to withdraw

NPR Topics: NewsMay 8
Politics

Lessons from the war: A call for strategic reckoning in West Asia

current regrettable state of affairs. The unprovoked aggression against Iran was the product of blatant miscalculations and mistakes. It was predicated on the illusion that Iran had been weakened and thus incapable of resisting

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch

military invasion. Ismail Qaani, the head of the Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), visited Baghdad at the weekend, aiming to break the leadership deadlock, according to sources

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 20
Science

Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

us with cell phones and cameras. I have been fishing in this area since 2016, and back then, everyone was free to fish. I would catch 400-500 kilograms of fish in a night, about

NPR Topics: NewsApr 18