At least five US bases in Iraq and Syria have come under fire from Iran-backed militias since Israel launched strikes against Iran on June 12, 2025. While no group has taken responsibility for the ...

Iran-backed fighters in east Syria began evacuating their posts, fearing U.S. airstrikes, according to Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet.

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US begins evacuating Mideast embassies, army bases as Iran nuclear talks come to a head CENTCOM chief shelves Senate testimony as nonessential embassy staff, troops’ dependents depart region ...

U.S. soldiers battle Shiite militias in Sadr City, Iraq on May 13, 2008. Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images. Historically, Iran has relied on its network of proxy forces in Lebanon, Iraq ...

The United States launched attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, June 21, President Donald Trump announced on ...

The main remaining base in northeast Syria hosting U.S. troops is on full alert and mobilized for possible attacks by Iran or Iran-aligned groups, a Syrian security source told Reuters on Monday ...

About 40,000 U.S. personnel are spread throughout the region, giving Iran a chance to strike back at American military forces.

Yet given Fordow has long been recognised by Israel as the jewel in Iran’s nuclear crown this too might be another gamble Netanyahu is willing to take in a war that, whatever its outcome, is ...

Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

Syria and the Gulf.” There are about 40,000 U.S. troops in the region. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran's nuclear ambitions "have been obliterated" in the Saturday night strike. "The order we ...