US Military Middle East Tracker

Admiral Brad Cooper's update from U.S. Central Command addresses ongoing operations across the Middle East region.

Iran’s missile and drone strikes turned fixed U.S. bases in the Gulf from protected rear areas into frontline targets, triggering Pentagon reviews of...

The Security Council convened its 10217th meeting on the Middle East situation after receiving a Secretary-General letter dated 27 August 2026, reflecting continued diplomatic engagement without reported outcomes or enforcement measures.

Civilian protection must remain central to military operations and broader conflict responses in Yemen, where CIVIC engages communities, civil...

Within minutes of the 9/11 attacks, CENTCOM leadership pivoted from conventional war plans to hunting terrorist networks, permanently altering U.S....

Iran's retaliation is expanding beyond Gulf states to include Jordan, exposing U.S. facilities to multi-front pressure.

• Thursday missile and drone...

A month of calm shattered as U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island Sunday to block IRGC mine-laying in the Strait.

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Houthi forces are pushing to widen their Red Sea coastal strip to ease arms smuggling and enable anti-ship strikes, even as the informal ceasefire holds and Saudi forces stay largely sidelined.

Iraq's U.S.-backed plan to disarm pro-Iranian militias by September 30 now tests whether Prime Minister al-Zaidi can enforce state control over...

The Hormuz blockade from the US-Israel war with Iran has rerouted Iraqi oil through Syria, with ~5,000 tankers daily heading to Baniyas port and a $5.7 billion Chevron pipeline now advancing under Trump administration support.

• Houthi attack on Egyptian cargo ship Tihamah killed four crew and two rescuers in Bab el-Mandeb
• First shipping deaths since Iran war began Feb....

The approved sale of four KC-46A tankers will boost Qatar’s aerial refueling, cargo, and aeromedical capabilities beyond aging KC-135s while...

• Iran claims mine strikes and mandatory IRGC-supervised routes to deter shipping
• CENTCOM labels these "fact checks" as IRGC disinformation to...

The Pentagon is extending Middle East deployments into 2027 to keep military pressure on Iran while retaining flexibility to de-escalate or escalate,...

The Trump administration endorsed a Saudi-led maritime initiative to protect Red Sea shipping, pairing it with Pentagon plans to shrink Persian Gulf...

Iran's overnight drone and missile barrages near Erbil targeted both KDPI opposition camps and US positions, including destruction of a US...

US efforts to restore freedom of navigation show measurable success against Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.

• Transit surge: Roughly 40...

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