Middle East

The U.S. Air Force, Army and coalition partners are nearly done building "Cargo City," an offshoot port near Kuwait Airport.

U.S. troops in the Middle East are prepared to keep an oil transit lane open after Iranian officials threatened to block it.

The Arabian Gulf is temporarily without a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

The non-nuclear bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on March 31.

B-1B bomber aircrews anticipate returning to the Middle East in coming months, according to officials.

The Arab League called on Trump to reverse his decision, which it described as a "dangerous violation of international law."

Two events in the last month have underscored the growing reach of Iranian influence in the Middle East.