The Pentagon has announced that it is "seeing an uptick" in the attacks blamed on Iran-backed groups targeting the US bases in the Middle East. Tehran has rejected the claims, stressing that they were acting on their own.
American forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 38 times with rockets and drones since mid-October, injuring dozens of US personnel, the Pentagon has confirmed.
Russia's foreign minister has asserted that Western states are actively steering Middle Eastern countries toward a potential large-scale conflict. Sergei Lavrov pointed out that historically, such "Anglo-Saxon strategies" have precipitated waves of terrorism and forced the migration of countless refugees.
Palestinian movement Hamas has assigned responsibility for the deadly strike on a refugee facility in the Gaza Strip also to the United States and President Joe Biden, which provides assistance to Israel.
The US military has acknowledged carrying out “unarmed” drone flights over the Gaza Strip, saying the UAVs were deployed to help locate hostages taken by Hamas.
Washington is working to send a “strong” message of deterrence to Tehran as concerns of a wider regional conflict escalate, the White House announced Monday. Iran Denies directing armed groups that strike the US bases in Iraq and Syria, but warns Israel's crimes against the people of Gaza and US support for Tel Aviv could “ricochet far-reaching consequences".
US Vice President Kamala Harris has said in an interview that the United States has “absolutely no intention” of sending American combat troops into Israel or Gaza amid fears over a wider regional conflict.
A US Marine rapid response force is moving toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea, according to two officials — amid concerns over the war in Gaza broadening into a regional conflict.
The US sees an "elevated risk" of a spillover conflict in the Middle East as armed groups continue targeting American troops stationed in the region. Iran denies being behind the strikes.
A senior member of Hamas has stated that the Palestinian group was surprised by America’s reaction to recent violence in the Gaza Strip, suggesting Washington could enter the fight after it sent thousands of troops and a pair of aircraft carriers to the region.
US forces have been attacked 20 times throughout Iraq and Syria since October 17, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder has confirmed in a statement.
US President Joe Biden warned Tehran on Wednesday that the United States would respond if Iran or "its allied proxies" attacked American service members stationed in the Middle East.
Tehran has denied any involvement in the recent attacks on American bases in Iraq and Syria.
American forces were targeted by drones and rockets at least ten times in Iraq and three times in Syria since October 17, according to the Pentagon officials. Washington has accused Iran-backed militias, but admitted there is no evidence to pin blame on Tehran's leadership for ordering the strikes.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned so-called “Iranian proxies” that he said “have repeatedly attacked US personnel in Iraq and Syria” in recent days, and stressed that Washington does not seek war with Tehran. Iran has repeatedly warned the United States against any act of mischief in the region.
The United States has not seen a direct order from Iran to attack US troops in the region, the Pentagon has announced following a rise in attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has warned that American soldiers in the Middle East face increased risk of being attacked as Iran and its allies in the region look to exploit the turmoil created by the Israel-Hamas war. The Pentagon chief has vowed to respond to attacks by Tehran and its allies. Iranian officials say Tehran was not involved in the recent Hamas attack on Israel but warn the Zionist regime's crimes against the people of Gaza could “ricochet far-reaching consequences".
Katyusha rockets on Sunday targeted the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, and one blast was heard inside the base, two army sources have confirmed. Since the start of the war between Israel and Palestine, the US forces in the region have come under repeated drone attacks in Iraq and Syria.
The US will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile system battalions to the Middle East, the Pentagon has announced, in response to recent attacks on American troops in the region.
A US civilian contractor suffered a “cardiac episode” and died while personnel were taking cover from a suspected drone attack on al-Asad Airbase in Iraq on Wednesday, Pentagon Press Secretary Brg. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Thursday night.
The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea to “deter any actor” looking to escalate or widen the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the administration of US President Joe Biden has announced.
The US Department of Defense is planning to make large cuts to the country's special operation forces, as it shifts its “focus from counterterrorism in the Middle East to threats from China”, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official has confirmed.
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expected to announce a joint infrastructure agreement at the Group of 20 summit as part of Washington’s efforts to balance China’s influence in the region, Axios reported.
A high-level US delegation has made a rare visit to the rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria in an effort to highlight the “ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the region.
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has traveled to the United Arab Emirates after a visit to Saudi Arabia. The trip came amid Washington’s efforts to mend ties with the two Arab states and a recent American military buildup in West Asia.
