The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primarily consiste
Fires in Israel and the Gaza strip 7 October 2023
Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 29
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in November 2023
Hezbollah Headquarter Airstrike 2024
2026 Iran war
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Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
…was only introduced by the U.S. over a month later, in October. In 2026, the U.S. began a rapid military buildup in the region, which culminated in a joint American–Israeli war on Iran and its non-state regional allies starting on 28 February, including the assassination of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran attacked Israel, U.S. bases, and several…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully lobbied the Trump administration for military intervention. (Pictured in July 2025)
27 February: US aircraft sit on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
3 March: Enghelab Square, Tehran
Six dead US soldiers from the 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack are transferred to the US on 7 March 2026.