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Trump's Iran strategy: US prepares decisive action as tensions rise in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump is keeping "all options on the table" while US forces assemble in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.
US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

US President Donald Trump says he told Netanyahu Iron Dome is 'US tech' in Davos speech

Vice President JD Vance dances with his wife, second lady Usha Vance at the Marine Ball at the Washington Hilton on November 8, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha announce they are expecting fourth child

Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel load aid onto a military cargo plane headed to Syria, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, December 30, 2024.

Where are the American bases in the Middle East Iran threatened it might strike? - explainer


IDF strikes Sanaa airport, Israel approves widened Gaza invasion

IDF strikes in Lebanon's south, north, Syria • Israel issues ultimatum to Hamas • US envoy Witkoff says Abraham Accords could be expanded soon.

 An Israel Air Force officer during the airstrikes on Sanaa; screens blurred for security reasons, May 6, 2025.

US military creates new military zone along border with Mexico

US Customs and Border Protection maintains jurisdiction over illegal border crossings in the area and troops would hand over migrants they detained to US Border Patrol.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials detain a group of migrants, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, after they crossed illegally from Mexico to the U.S, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, December 15, 2018.

US struggling to contain Yemen as Houthis down MQ-9 drones - report

The US initially hoped to establish air superiority over Yemen within 30 days of launching the campaign, the report noted.

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial

The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.

 Arlington National Cemetery.

America's rushed Afghan pullout allowed Taliban to traffic US weapons to Houthis - report

Sources claim that half the weapons left behind by the US have been lost, sold or smuggled.

 Taliban walk in front of a military airplane a day after the U.S. troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021.

US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks

Hegseth, in the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades, said he sees the canal as key terrain that Panama would secure together with the US.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025.

Iran is nervous about the Trump administration, but also defiant - opinion

President Trump will have to act soon on his threat to end Iran’s nuclear bomb program.

 A PAINTER repaints an anti-US mural in Tehran last week.

US seeks ideas for Golden Dome's missile interceptors in space

The Missile Defense Agency and US Space Force are holding a series of meetings to discuss space-based interceptors.

 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures in Cassiopeia A supernova light echo.

Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say

Trump has expressed his frustration with members of Congress delaying previous foreign arms sales over human rights concerns.

US President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 28, 2025

US says it killed top Houthi missile expert, but questions linger

White House has said that US strikes in Yemen earlier this month killed the Houthi top missile expert, but the US military has so far declined to confirm the death.

 Missiles are fired into the sky for an alleged operation against Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 18, 2025.