Tracking the rapid US military build-up near Iran
As tensions between the US and Iran rise, we examine the military assets Washington has deployed to the Middle East.

As tensions between the US and Iran rise, we examine the military assets Washington has deployed to the Middle East.




![A police officer talks to demonstrators wearing masks depicting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, during a protest near the U.S. Institute of Peace building, on the day of the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, US on Feb. 19, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1771529902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




The report says US officials expect troops to withdraw from remaining positions within two months.

A criminal complaint filed to a Chile court seeks the prosecution of an Israeli Ukrainian ex-sniper who was in Gaza.
UN warns that Israel’s plan will lead to widespread dispossession of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
Russian official says Western powers seizing sanctioned vessels carrying Moscow’s oil commit ‘piracy-like attacks’.

The US and Iran reached an understanding on key “guiding principles” at indirect nuclear talks in Geneva.
Israel’s Xtend recently won US Defense Department contract, is bidding for another before merger with JFB Construction.
President Donald Trump’s campaign against alleged drug boats has resulted in at least 145 deaths since September.
Government board says jailed ex-leader’s sight improved since he lost most vision in eye. But his family rejects claim.
Eleven security personnel and a child killed in Bajaur district after two killed in a separate incident in Bannu.