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Two Patriot anti-missile batteries are positioned in an Israeli Army base in Gedera, south of Tel Aviv
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Is the US really running out of munitions in its war on Iran?

Trump reportedly demanded that his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, answer as to why he had been misled on munitions shortages

Oliver Mizzi
07 August, 2026
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Israel is losing the US public, but not Washington’s backing

Aicha el Basri

Aicha Elbasri

02 August, 2026
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After deadly weekend for US troops, Trump vows revenge

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 July, 2026
Secretary Of War Pete Hegseth and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hold a meeting at the Pentagon on 14 July 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. [Getty]
Iraq
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US military will be out of Iraq by end of September: Iraqi PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2026
Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper
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US probe into strike on Iran girls' school near conclusion

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 May, 2026
Iran could be holding back its most advanced technology as it wages a defensive war of attrition
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Is Iran holding back prized missiles to exhaust US air defences?

The New Arab Staff
04 March, 2026
U.S. Military Launches Operation Epic Fury Attacking Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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First US service members killed in operation against Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2026
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets are parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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What is Iran, Israel, and the US's MENA war arsenal?

The New Arab Staff
28 February, 2026
Relief supplies received from the Qatar Charity to be sent to survivors of a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan are offloaded from a truck and onto a C-130 aircraft at al-Udeid Air Base
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
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The US MENA bases in the crosshairs of Iran's missiles

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivers a speech during a session of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament
Iran-US talks
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Third round of Iran-US talks begin in Geneva

The New Arab Staff
26 February, 2026
F-22 raptor fighters
Iran
MENA
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Why is the US sending an armada of F-22s to Israel and Europe?

The New Arab Staff
25 February, 2026
In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, transports ordnance to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) in the Caribbean Sea on September 29, 2035.
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US strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 February, 2026
The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits through Tokyo Bay as it returns to its forward-operating location of Yokosuka, Japan.
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US strikes alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025.
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US military assets in the Middle East

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC
Iran-US talks
MENA
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MENA war fears resurface, US says 'many reasons' to strike Iran

The New Arab Staff
19 February, 2026
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, wearing cowboy hats, stand by a Leopard 2A4 tank
Canada
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Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on US

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2026
This picture shows a view of the Bajet Kandala camp for displaced Yazidis near Dohuk, 430 kilometres (260 miles) northwest of the Iraqi capital, by the border with Syria, on November 18, 2020
Syria
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US completes transfer of 5,700 IS detainees from Syria to Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter prepares to support Operation Hawkeye Strike in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec 19.
Islamic State
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US military says struck more than 30 IS targets in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
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US-led forces leave Syria's al-Tanf base for Jordan: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 February, 2026
Nigerian soldiers run while singing during training in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2026
Iraqi security guards detain 4 ISIS members on October 31,2013 in Iraq.
Iraq
MENA
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Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026