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Iraq says seeking ‘quick’ exit of US troops but no deadline set

Iraq has announced it wants a quick and orderly negotiated exit of the US-led military forces from its soil because of the increasing attacks on US military assets in the country.

US, Israel hamstrung by resistance of Gazans: Iran Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated the resistance of Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has frustrated the United States and Israel.

Envoy: US sends message to Iran, seeking to resolve crises

The US has sent a message to Iran through a Persian Gulf Arab country, urging Tehran to help resolve regional problems.

Yemen says US insistence on support for Israel would blow up West Asia

Yemen has warned that tensions could escalate in the region as the United States keeps backing Israel in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed nearly 23,000.

Iraq’s PM says Baghdad to start process of removing US-led troops

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stated that the Baghdad government will put together a bilateral committee to prepare for the end of a US-led coalition's mission in the country.

Yemen says US military buildup in Red Sea serious threat to intl. shipping

Yemen's Houthis have cautioned that the US militarization of the Red Sea، in an attempt to serve Israel، will pose a serious threat to international shipping in the strategic waterway.

American troops attacked over 118 times in Iraq, Syria since mid-October: Report

American forces stationed at military facilities in Iraq and neighboring Syria have come under attacks more than 118 times, according to a US military official, amid rising anti-American sentiments across the region over Washington’s unconditional support for Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip.

US quietly reaches deal with Qatar to keep operating largest military base in West Asia

The United States has quietly reached an agreement that extends its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, three US defense officials and another official familiar with the agreement told CNN.

Iran’s defense chief: Hamas leader assassination to backfire on U.S.

Iran’s defense minister, in reaction to the assassination by the U.S.-backed Israeli regime of Saleh Arouri, the deputy chief of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, said, “There is no end in sight to the United States’ animosity, and this enmity will be to their own detriment.”

US pulls back largest aircraft carrier from Mediterranean

The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet has announced in a statement.

Yemen says resolved to counter foreign forces in regional waters

The Yemeni parliament has stressed the country’s resolve to counter any military presence of the US and the UK in regional waters. The warning came after several members of the Yemeni navy were killed in a recent attack by the US troops in the Red Sea.

US seeking to convince shipping firms to resume sailing via Red Sea despite Yemen’s attacks

The United States is taking steps to reassure shipping companies that it is safe to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal for cargo deliveries amid continued attacks by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

US strikes Iraq after three American troops wounded in attack

The US military carried out air raids in Iraq after a drone attack that left three American soldiers wounded, one critically, officials have announced.

US ‘alert to risks’ of Houthi strikes on global economy

The director of the White House’s Economic Council Lael Brainard has stated that President Joe Biden’s national security team is very focused on Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea amid the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Several shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of raids by Yemen’s fighters.

US worried about growing cost of deflecting Yemen’s attacks: Report

The Pentagon is “increasingly alarmed” not only about the threat of Houthi strikes in the Red Sea but also the “growing cost” of rebuffing those raids, reported US news website Politico, citing unnamed US officials.

Majority of US voters disapprove of Biden’s policies over Gaza: Poll

A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College shows strong American disapproval of US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza conflict.

US launches multinational operation in response to Houthi strikes in Red Sea

The United States has announced the formation of a multinational mission to counter attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

US weighing direct attack on Houthis: Report

US-based Semafor website has reported Washington is deliberating directly attacking the armed Houthis in Yemen in response to increased raids on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.

US troops in Iraq, Syria attacked 100 times since mid-October: Report

American forces based in military installations in Iraq and Syria have been targeted dozens of times recently, as anti-American sentiments are rising across West Asia over Washington’s support for Israel’s military campaign against the Gaza Strip.

US approves emergency sale of tank ammunition to Israel amid Gaza war

US President Joe Biden’s administration has circumvented congressional authority over military aid to Israel by granting emergency approval for selling $106.5 million of tank ammunition needed for Tel Aviv’s escalating war on Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian rallies on rise across US

Cities across the United States have seen hundreds of protests since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a tracker from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).

Iran president says Syria foiled US, Israeli plots

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated Syria's resistance in the face of the US and Israel thwarted their plots and defeated terrorist-Takfiri groups in the war-torn country.

Rockets reportedly fired towards US embassy in Iraq

Rockets have been fired at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to unconfirmed reports. The US troops and installations in Iraq and Syria have come under regular attacks since the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, fully supported by Washington.

Iran Leader: US’ New Middle East scheme completely failed

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the US failed to implement its “New Middle East” plot amid the recent developments in the Gaza Strip.

Yemen fires ballistic missiles toward US destroyer in Gulf of Aden: CENTCOM

The US military announced that Yemeni Armed Forces have fired two ballistic missiles in the direction of USS Mason, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, in the Gulf of Aden.

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