Middle East


USS Gerald R. Ford expected to dock in Haifa as US sends cargo, refueling aircraft to Israel

In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213 from embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight, and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint, multi-domain force, November 13, 2025.

Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria

This aerial view shows vehicles by the tent shelters for people arriving from the Hol camp in eastern Syria, at the Akbaran camp near Akhtarin, in the north of Aleppo province, on February 17, 2026.

'Trump is a man of action': Iranians receive mass SMS message linked with US support for protesters

An anti-US mural on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026