Middle East


US deploying thousands of Marines, sailors to Middle East as Iran war rages

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the East Sea on March 8, 2016 during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016.

From revolutionaries to royalists? Why some of Iran's former leftists now back Reza Pahlavi

IRAN’S CROWN Prince Reza Pahlavi meets with Iranian former left-wing political prisoners in Paris. Many who formerly would never would have the son of the shah have now backed his post-regime plan for Iran. Iraj Mesdaghi is second from left, next to Pahlavi, and bottom right is Mahshid Sepehri.

Iran warns US, Israeli personnel unsafe worldwide after strikes killing regime officials

People attend an anti-US and Israeli rally, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2026