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Navy authorizes combat awards and devices for Red Sea operations
The move is a nod to the near-daily battles that Navy destroyers have fought with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since October.
Opinion
Communication of intent and the importance of language to deterrence
The Biden administration’s rhetoric may be critical to deter not only escalation, but to stop persistent attacks in the Middle East.
By H. Steven Blum and Jacob Olidort
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
US, allies in talks on naval task force to protect shipping in Red Sea
After three vessels were struck by missiles, the White House said the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Air Force expanding review of cancers in nuclear missile community
The expanded Air Force study will consider a broader range of career fields as well as an additional base.
By Tara Copp, AP
Iranian drone ‘took unsafe action’ near carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tuesday's "unsafe and unprofessional" action comes as Navy warships continue to intercept drones in the region.
Attacks on US troops in Middle East have diminished, Pentagon says
The four-day break has been the longest since steady attacks began on Oct. 17.
Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continue
U.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.
By Tara Copp, AP and Kareem Chehayeb, AP
US fires back after ballistic missile attack on Iraq base
The number of attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East has risen to 66.
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?
The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.
How the US strikes a balance in responding to attacks on its forces
According to the Pentagon, Iranian-backed militants have launched 61 attacks on bases and facilities housing U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press