The United States maintains a vast military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ...

At the U.N. General Assembly in September, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, brandished a map titled “The New Middle East” and asserted that Israel’s ties with Arab states were ...

The U.S. bombed Iran overnight, raising tensions across the region as attention shifts to how Tehran may retaliate and location of U.S. military in the region.

These Maps Show How the Middle East Conflict Is Spiraling. In the past year the fighting has sprawled from Israel and Gaza to draw in militaries and militias from across the region.