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A U.S. show of force appears to have been enough to get Iran to back down, after Tehran's naval forces repeatedly targeted ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman earlier this year. The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Wednesday that the decision in July to send F-35 and F-16 fighter jets to the Persian Gulf, along with a naval destroyer and an amphibious assault group that included 2,500 U.S. Marines, seems to have resonated with Iranian officials. &q...

A U.S. show of force appears to have been enough to get Iran to back down, after Tehran’s naval forces repeatedly targeted ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman earlier this year. The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Wednesday that the decision in July to send…

The drone, which belonged to the Turkish government, was armed with air-to-ground missiles and deemed a threat to the American troops and Syrian Democratic Forces at the Tal Baydar base.

U.S. and Iranian navies lock horns in key trade route.

The military's deployment of additional support to the Middle East in July to deter increasing Iranian aggression in the maritime environment has been working, according to a top military official.

The U.S. in July ramped up forces in the region after Iran harassed ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway. The Pentagon deployed a portion of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group with a Marine expeditionary unit.

The U.S. in July ramped up forces in the region after Iran harassed ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway. The Pentagon deployed a portion of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group with a Marine expeditionary unit.

Iranian leaders are not pursuing a nuclear weapons program but have the capacity to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear device in a matter of weeks, according to the Department of Defense.

US troops captured two ISIS leaders in separate raids carried out in northern Syria on Sept. 23 and Sept. 28.

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