Increased US military presence in the Middle East has cost $1.6 billion — a bill it can't pay right now, report says

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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East in an undated picture shared by the US Central Command.

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Iran accuses Israel of killing a spy chief and 3 of its top Revolutionary Guards in Syria, escalating tensions in the region

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Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike on Damascus, Syria which killed four members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike on Damascus, Syria which killed four members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

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Russia is seeking to fan the flames of war in the Middle East amid Western airstrikes against the Houthi in Yemen

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Yemenis participate in a protest supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine, outside the Russian embassy on March 24, 2022, in Sana'a, Yemen.

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Israel is hinting at a wider war in the Middle East — one that the US thinks it will lose: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IDF soldiers in Gaza in November.

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Soaring attacks on US forces and others in the Middle East demand firm response to send a message, former top commander says

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US Army Soldiers, assigned to 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fire an M119 Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 11, 2023.
US Army Soldiers, assigned to 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fire an M119 Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 11, 2023.

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US Navy brags in game-day video a destroyer is 22-0 against the missiles and other threats Iran-backed rebels are throwing around

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A missile is fired from the USS Carney.
A missile is fired from the USS Carney.

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Russia will send fighter jets and attack helicopters to Iran, state media says. The move could strengthen ties that already have the US worried.

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A Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercepts a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to US 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea May 26, 2020.
A Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercepts a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to US 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea May 26, 2020.

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Why the Israeli shekel is the world's best performing currency against the US dollar this month

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An ex-Qatar Airways flight attendant says he was fired and deported after police found he was wearing tinted moisturizer, then accused him of being a sex worker

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A Qatar Airways A350.

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The US military is flexing its airpower muscles in the Middle East with supersonic bomber flights in the region

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A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission.
A B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bomber on a mission.

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