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US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.
Iran war vote and top-secret brief scheduled in Congress, despite impeachment
Washington is taking action next week in the face of a possible war with Iran.
By Joe Gould
Trump needs to jump start negotiations with Iran, defense secretaries warn
A pair of former Pentagon leaders say the country represents too big a threat to ignore.
New US troop boost in Mideast ‘possible,’ says top DoD official
The Trump administration could deploy more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers, as they pushed back for more information.
By Joe Gould
Trump says US troops are ‘totally safe’ amid growing chaos in Syria
The commander in chief said regional fighting there is not America's problem or responsibility.
Iran speeds up uranium enrichment as Mideast tensions mount
Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and Washington.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Top US diplomat assails Obama in Mideast policy speech
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration’s Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the former president of “misguided” thinking that diminished America’s role in the region while harming its longtime friends and emboldening Iran.
Pompeo visits Iraq on his Mideast tour amid confusion over US plans
The secretary of state is promoting the U.S. stance on ISIS defeat and Iran containment.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
With Bush's death, his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press