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President Donald Trump said the United States does not need the oil in the Middle East. So what about his country's role in the region? Well, the president is calling on NATO allies to step up their involvement there, which seems to contradict his previous questioning of the alliance's relevance.…

Trump Proposes New Name For NATO

WASHINGTON As the American-Iranian crisis shows signs of de-escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to ask NATO allies to step up efforts in the Middle East at a time the alliance members may be especially reluctant to get involved. Today, I …

Two explosions were heard in Baghdad's Green Zone late on Wednesday night. The two rockets landed near the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone, but there were no injuries, a security source told ABC News. The Iraqi prime minister's security office confirmed two …

After days of bellicose statements, conflicting messages and threats following the U.S. assassination of Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani, President Trump sought to de-escalate tension with Iran in a televised address on Wednesday. “Iran appears to be standing down,” Trump said the morning after Iran launched more than a dozen…

U.S. officials had advance warning of Iran's missile assault that damaged two Iraqi bases housing U.S. and coalition forces, a U.S. official told USA TODAY. Iran fired more than a dozen missiles Tuesday in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike days earlier tha…

Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book "Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" and co-author with Peter Eisner of "The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View …

NATO will take "some personnel" out of Iraq because of the increased danger after the US assassination of an Iranian general triggered revenge threats. The withdrawal is temporary but "the safety of our personnel is paramount," a NATO official said in a stat…

OTTAWA -- The Canadian military is temporarily relocating some soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait due to security concerns, chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said Tuesday. The move, which Vance announced in an open letter to the families of Canadian…

The new year has come with a fresh reason to worry. The killing of a top Iranian general by a U.S. airstrike in Iraq is stoking fears of renewed instability in the Middle East, with ripple effects for both financial markets and gasoline prices. Oil prices ro…