US Military Middle East Tracker

The US-led coalition ended its anti-ISIS mission in Iraq with a withdrawal from Erbil Air Base, coinciding with Sovereignty Day.

• Strategic shift:...

• Iraq and the US frame the exit as a sovereignty milestone after 23 years, with Trump calling it an orderly end to a quagmire.
• Iran-backed militias...

Will the new Autonomous Warfare Command outpace accountability for AI weapons?

• Announced Sept. 30, 2026, AutoWarCom gives a four-star commander...

The Pentagon's dispatch of more than 4,000 Marines and sailors aboard three warships signals sustained U.S. operational demands and deterrence needs...

Israel turned the F-35I Adir into a specialized long-range penetrator by integrating custom Israeli C4, electronic-warfare, and weapons systems around...

The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Iraq on Sept. 30, ending Operation Inherent Resolve after 12 years.

• Iraqi sovereignty: Baghdad hailed the...

US troops completed withdrawal from Iraq's last bases by Sept. 30, ending 23 years of presence.

• Pentagon weighing closures of damaged Gulf bases...

Trump expressed surprise at the UK's decision to grant bail to suspects in an alleged terror plot targeting a US-linked airbase, while Rubio confirmed...

The two-week lag before the public learned eight Marines were wounded aboard a nonmilitary vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14 reveals both...

The USS Theodore Roosevelt's departure from San Diego on September 27 to relieve USS George Washington will keep two carrier strike groups in the...

The USS Theodore Roosevelt left San Diego to relieve the USS George Washington in the Centcom region, maintaining at least one carrier presence since...

美军从叙利亚撤出后，伊拉克政界对美军是否重新部署争论加剧，呼吁政府公开在美伊冲突中的立场。

议会多党正推动驱逐外国军队法案，前总理所属联盟互相指责引入更多美军，民众流传巴格达机场消息遭否认。

专家称美军将分驻埃尔比勒、辛贾尔等基地，任务包括限制人民动员力量并阻断伊朗经济活动。

A senior US Treasury official's sweep through over 50 Middle East and European nations delivered one blunt message: trade with Washington or face...

Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act involving three trucks, with authorities probing possible Iran...

The U.S. military is translating Middle East tensions into concrete force-generation moves.

• Ohio National Guard sending 50 medics from the 684th...

Is sending U.S. troops into combat vital for national security, or driven by political ambition and profiteering?

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Iran's military has warned that U.S. bases and interests across the Middle East could face direct targeting if Washington launches military action...

Is Iran's seven-day Strait of Hormuz reopening proposal a genuine diplomatic off-ramp or a conditional bargaining tactic?

• Core condition: Reopening...

Diplomatic activity by Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and others faces steep barriers, with Washington doubting Iran's willingness to deal and Tehran...

• Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab now activated together by Iran and Houthis, compounding threats to Saudi oil exports.
• Houthis expanded coastal control...