Latest "Middle East tensions" stories

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

The killing risks further raising tensions across the Mideast, nearly a year after Iran and the U.S. stood on the brink of war when an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

US Central Command general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon

Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the recent missile attack on American forces in Iraq.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago