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The Pentagon has stressed that the arrival of warships in the region is not designed to engage in military action together with Israel: ‘There is no intention to put US boots on the ground in combat’

Earlier this month, a top U.S. military leader warned that a prolonged conflict with Iran would be “catastrophic” to America's long-term efforts at countering China.

The heads of the House and Senate intelligence panels released joint statements, while Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, emerged from a classified briefing stating Israel was not at fault.

Drones were used at al-Asad airbase in Iraq amid concerns the war between Israel and Hamas could spill over.

US officials warn that a ground assault could bring conflict with Hezbollah and risk a two-front war

Americans abroad urged to flee in the face of violence and demonstrations in the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

The attacks in Iraq, using Iranian-made suicide drones, are believed to be the work of militias in Iraq backed by the mullahs in Tehran, who have publicly…

The State Department urged Americans in Lebanon to leave "as soon as possible," an escalated warning two days after it advised U.S. citizens not to travel to the Middle Eastern country.

From the blog of Dan Zamansky at The Times of Israel

The Biden administration has rushed additional munitions to Israel, and two aircraft carriers and dozens of additional warplanes to the region, in an effort to deter a wider regional war and to carry out possible airstrikes to defend U.S. interests