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Middle East crisis: US accelerates military deployment to region amid reports Iran may attack within days – as it happened

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin orders USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to quicken transit to Middle East and deploys guided missile submarine, says Pentagon

The Guardian - AU

US Deploys Submarine And Carrier Group To Middle East

US Defense Secretary deploys USS Georgia submarine and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to Middle East in response to imminent Iranian threat again...

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US sends ship-based Navy fighter jets to a base in the Middle East to help protect Israel

A U.S. official says about a dozen Navy F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have flown to a military base in the Middle East as part of the Pentagon’s effort to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and to safeguard U.S.…

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US military completes withdrawal from last base in Niger

The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon has said. It comes more than a year after coup leaders in the country told them to leave.

Radio France Internationale

US soldiers wounded in huge rocket attack on Iraq base as fears of Middle East war grow

Attack comes days after assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr

The Independent UK

US spread antivax disinformation: Why?

How a covert Pentagon program targeted an effective Chinese vaccine — and may have cost thousands of lives

Salon

Fears Of Middle East War Grow After Hamas Leader's Killing

Fears of a regional Middle East war grew on Saturday after the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, triggered vows of vengeance from Iran-backed Middle East groups.

International Business Times

US sends fighter jets to Mideast amid escalating regional tensions

The U.S. will send a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, beefing up its military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies. The move comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a Hamas chief killed in Tehran this week…

France 24

France tells nationals visiting Iran to leave 'as soon as possible'

France urged its nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, after Tehran accused Israel of killing a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas on its soil, sparking regional tensions. The French Interior Ministry has also stepped up security measures near Jewish sites across France over a danger of revenge attacks.

Radio France Internationale

America increases its military presence in the Middle East amid threat of wider war

The moves come amid a threat of wider war in the region

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The Guardian - US

Plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters revoked by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin

US secretary of defense pulls rank and withdraws agreements for trio accused of involvement in 2001 terror attacks

International Business Times

US Bolsters Military Might In Middle East To Counter Looming Iranian Threats

This decision is part of a commitment made by President Joe Biden to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enhance defensive capabilities against possible Iranian missile and drone attacks.

The Guardian - AU

US bolsters military presence in Middle East as threat of regional escalation intensifies

Washington is bracing for Iran and its allies to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which Tehran blames on Israel

Al Jazeera

US to deploy additional military resources to the Middle East

Pentagon announces deployment as tensions build between Iran and Israel after the high-profile Haniyeh assassination.

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The Independent UK

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier there

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region

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US To Increase Force Posture In Middle East Amid Iran Threat

US Secretary of Defense directs force posture moves in the Middle East to counter potential threats from Iran towards Israel.

The Independent UK

Republicans blast Biden administration’s ‘plea deal with terrorists’ that spared 9/11 plotters from execution

Rumors about the plea deal have been around since 2018

Evening Standard

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 reach plea deal to avoid death penalty

A man accused of masterminding the 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, along with two of his accomplices

Al Jazeera

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Mohammed and two other defendants likely to enter formal plea next week over attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

International Business Times

US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind

US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.

The Independent UK

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday

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