Plan said in works to send up to 10,000 more U.S. troops to Mideast amid Iran threat
In a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, the Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, U.S. officials said. The officials said no final decision has been made ...
Iraq caught in the middle of U.S.-Iran face-off
Scarred by two decades of conflict, Iraq finds itself caught in the middle of a U.S.-Iran tug-of-war, fearing it could pay the price of any confrontation between its two main allies. Analysts say third parties may seek to exploit the latest spike in tensions between ...
Palestinians to snub U.S.-led economic confab seen as prelude to Trump peace plan
Palestinians will stay away from a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain next month that the Trump administration has cast as an overture to its own plan for peace between them and Israel, a Palestinian cabinet minister said on Monday. Washington announced the conference on Sunday, describing ...
Trump tweets that if Tehran attacks, it will be the 'official end of Iran'
President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again," Trump said ...
Saudis say they don't want war with Iran but will defend themselves
Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday, after the kingdom's energy sector was targeted this past week amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf. On Sunday night, a rocket crashed in ...
In Lebanon, vintage film posters offer insights into Western cliches of the Arab world
A pale woman rides through the desert, flanked by armed men on camels, a palace shimmering in the distance. This is Lebanon — or so someone thought in the 1950s. At a Beirut cultural center, Lebanese film buff Abboudi Abu Jawdeh is exhibiting vintage film ...
U.S. deploys B-52 bombers to Middle East to counter Iran 'threat'
The U.S. Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged possible plan by Iran to attack American forces in the region, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Several nuclear-capable B-52s are heading to the region along with an aircraft ...
Potential Iranian attack on U.S. forces led to deployment of carrier group: source
A White House decision to dispatch an aircraft carrier and other military resources to send a message to Iran followed "clear indications" that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, a defense official told the Associated ...
All concerned governments must now brace for increased violence as Palestinians give vent to the despair that they feel in the wake of Netanyahu's re-election.
Israelis are being given choice between war and more war, between occupation and more occupation, even if the candidates avoid using those terms.
The U.S. president's announcement last week endorsing Israel's claim to the Golan Heights is another contribution to the erosion of international law.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced a tough balancing act Monday as he pressed Saudi Arabia's crown prince over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder while shoring up strategic ties with Riyadh. The top U.S. diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, held talks with King ...
