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US leaves Iraq 23 years after fall of Saddam Hussein, stoking fear of vacuum emboldening ISIS, militias
A US Air Force C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft prepares for takeoff from Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport on September 29, 2026. (Ammar Karim/AFP)
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
Withdrawal fulfills 2024 agreement reached under Biden; Tehran hails departure as victory, Iraqi security officials warn ISIS could regroup without a Western military presence
An Iraqi man selling photographs sits at his stall on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad’s Al-Maidan central district on September 28, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
September 29, 2026, 11:18 am
US forces to exit Iraq after decades, leaving gap for Iran and fear of ISIS attacks
As Shiite groups celebrate withdrawal of American troops, Sunni tribal leader in Fallujah warns Iraq ‘not fully ready’ to secure itself, and ‘creating a vacuum is what all Iraqis fear’
By Ahmed Rasheed
Mestersvig military outpost in Mestersvig, Greenland, September 18, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
September 22, 2026, 3:05 am
US to open 2 new military bases in Greenland as part of Tuesday deal, sources say
In agreement set to be signed at UN General Assembly, United States said set to reopen Cold War-era base, take over another site currently used by Danish dog sled patrol
By Stine Jacobsen, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery
A child runs past a banner strung across the rubble of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school showing portraits of the children and teachers killed there by a February 28 US airstrike in Minab, southern Iran, September 7, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
September 18, 2026, 9:34 am
UN mission: US strike that hit Iran school was ‘indiscriminate,’ likely a war crime
Fact-finding probe: Military acted ‘recklessly’ in attacking site of primary school adjacent to IRGC base; says Iran committed ‘gross human rights violations’ in protest crackdown
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026, and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in the aftermath of a projectile strike at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. (UGC / AFP)
September 16, 2026, 11:55 pm
New images appear to show heavy damage from Iranian strikes on US bases in Middle East
Photos from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait provided to CBS News by anonymous service members who lament that the damage hasn’t been ‘communicated to the American public’ until now
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man looks at a banner depicting US President Donald Trump displayed in front of the Zolfaghar and Zolghadr ballistic missiles exhibited at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran's capital, on August 2, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Reuters)
September 12, 2026, 7:59 pm
Report: Chinese entities gave Iran satellite images before deadly strike on US base
US officials say imagery of Jordan air base was provided ahead of and after attack that killed 3 troops; Beijing rejects allegation and demands Washington provide evidence
By ToI Staff
Anthem, a long-range cruise missile carrying a heavy payload, makes a test flight at a range of defense startup Covenant at an undisclosed location June 30, 2026. (Covenant/Handout via Reuters)
September 9, 2026, 8:00 pm
Defense startup Covenant unveils low-cost cruise missile, to be partially made in Israel
Silicon Valley-backed startup’s reveal comes as US works to restock depleted inventories after Iran war; Germany, Israel, US sites aim for output of 12,000 missiles annually
By Mike Stone
US President Donald Trump, left, greets Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House, February 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 4, 2026, 2:13 pm
Repeatedly attacked by Iran, Jordan pays a price for its strong bond with the US
Kingdom has faced hundreds of drone and missile attacks from the Islamic Republic, amid soaring energy prices and concerns about West Bank instability, but relationship seems solid
By Sam McNeil
In this US Navy handout photo, an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, readies for takeoff on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 29, 2026. (US NAVY/AFP)
September 2, 2026, 1:02 am
US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan
Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, one of which killed 4 at a wedding according to Iranian officials; Amman says all IRGC missiles were intercepted or landed in remote areas
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Smoke rises from a building damaged in a strike in Lamerd, southern Iran, February 28, 2026. (Alireza Ameri/Tasnim News Agency via AP)
August 31, 2026, 4:13 pm
New US ‘pinpoint’ missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes
Airwars finds civilians killed up to 50 meters from Lamerd blast sites; Iranian officials put toll at 21, including 7 children; US Central Command denies attacking city
By Julia Frankel
A US service member stands by as an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026. (US Navy)
August 29, 2026, 2:15 pm
US military families ride ‘roller coaster of emotions’ over six months of Iran war
Extended deployments, disrupted communications, financial strain and fears for loved ones have compounded pressures on relatives of troops in the Middle East
By Julia Harte
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
August 22, 2026, 7:46 pm
Iran says any country cooperating with new US sanctions will be ‘considered an enemy’
US has presented new sanctions as ‘toughest in history,’ is urging China — one of Tehran’s top trading partners — to cooperate; oil traffic through Hormuz still near a standstill
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump applauds as he leaves after speaking at the Al Udeid Air Base, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 18, 2026, 11:04 pm
US reportedly weighing major troop pullback from Gulf following damage in Iran war
Washington Post says war prompts ‘once-in-a-generation chance’ to review American presence in region, as Pentagon, CENTCOM said to be considering not rebuilding some damaged bases
By ToI Staff
This combo image shows then-director of US National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (L) in a White House briefing on July 23, 2025, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Ahmad Vahidi im Tehran, Iran, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 16, 2026, 7:27 pm
US had secret backchannel with IRGC, learned it supports Iran’s negotiators – report
Axios says then-intel chief Tulsi Gabbard contacted top Iraqi Kurdish official in May to ascertain Revolutionary Guard’s position on talks; Iran sets $30,000 bounty for US soldiers
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US and Iraqi troops pass a poster of Muqtada al-Sadr, evidence of continued support for the anti-American cleric and his Mahdi Army militia, in Basra, Iraq, on June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Kim Gamel)
August 12, 2026, 10:12 pm
Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by September 30
Washington, Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down US-led operations against the Islamic State; Iraq also calls on Iran-backed militias to disarm, though they’re unlikely to do so
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and ABBY SEWELL
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
August 7, 2026, 2:25 am
Trump insists Iran deal could be inked soon, after previous forecasts don’t pan out
Chief Iranian negotiator mocks US president for repeatedly walking back threats, while Trump denies reports that he’s mad at Hegseth for depleted interceptor stockpile
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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