Middle East


Iran ‘playing poker,’ unprepared for regional war, former deputy commander of CENTCOM tells ‘Post’

An anti-US banner at the entrance of the abandoned Tehran embassy, February 5, 2026.

Sen. Graham ends meeting early with Lebanese official, says Lebanon unreliable peace partner

US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a news conference in Tel Aviv in August. He has declared: ‘If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us. I’m not going to let that happen.’

No clear objectives for US military action in Iran, officials say

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.