The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way to the Middle East while additional air defenses are flowing into the region as well.

The assets would give Trump more options in the showdown over protests.

Stuck in Aden airport with an invitation from Saudi Arabia he couldn't — but very much wanted to — refuse, Aidarous al-Zubaidi played for time, nitpicking on points of protocol that delayed the plane's depature from Yemen for a few hours.

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government's deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter.

Russia has not abandoned the game in the Middle East, and many countries in the region still have reasons to expand ties with Moscow.

There are not enough assets in the Middle East to execute a sustained campaign that will accomplish anything of huge consequence in Iran. This was never a question. Yes, the limited U.S. tactical airpower in the region can do some damage, but you need a complete, fully packaged…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is home to over sixteen million refugees and internally displaced persons due to decades of conflict and instability, and the United Nations estimates that over seventy million people in the region need humanitarian assistance.

NAPLES, Italy — An American aircraft carrier’s departure from the Middle East comes alongside a reduction in Navy forces in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as regional tensions continue to simmer. The USS Carl Vinson was operating in the Indian Ocean on ...

Middle East oil power is losing geopolitical influence. Global energy diversification and reduced Western dependence—especially by the U.S. and EU—have made markets more resilient to Middle Eastern disruptions. Future conflicts may be decoupled from ...

The new board marks the first steps toward a end to conflict in the Middle East and the wider globe, Trump told world leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland.