ANDREW P. MILLER is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and was U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs from December 2022 to June 2024.

America's deep entanglement in the Middle East has left a legacy of war, instability, and broken promises. With Afghanistan and Iraq behind, growing tensions with Iran raise the question — is ...

Critics feared it would plunge the Middle East into a wider war. That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for now: Iran made only symbolic retaliation against America; soon after, a ...

America’s Middle East Imperative: ... Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reviews armed forces during a graduation ceremony of officers at the Imam Ali academy in Tehran, Oct. 10.

The US has an extensive military footprint in the Middle East - revealed below are the air bases that are on high alert as ...

The U.S. has been regularly rotating B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean since at least April when the bombers were used to hit Houthi targets and drone launch sites in Yemen, which the ...

When America is perceived as fully engaged in the Middle East, with a credible military threat, adversaries retreat, and allies feel assured. Unfortunately, the Middle East has realigned ...

In years past, such a quid pro quo would have infuriated America’s friends in the Middle East. They may be less hostile today. In March Saudi Arabia and Iran unexpectedly agreed to restore ...

Then, on April 13, Iran launched 300-plus missiles and drones towards Israel—the largest attack in Iran’s history in the region, and the first direct attack by Iran on Israel.

The Middle East’s main power brokers, including the Arab states, Iran, Israel, and Turkey, have historically resisted domination by one regional actor. When the Arab world was reaching for primacy ...