March 20, 2026 / 11:35 AM EDT / CBS News A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,200 Marines and three warships is headed toward the Middle East, as the war with Iran continues. The unit departed California earlier this week, according to two U.S. officials. The first one, which is coming from the Pacific, … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to pay his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base when the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families. It will be the second time since launching the war on Iran on Feb. 28 that … Read more
More than twice the area of the state of Texas, Iran has been on the receiving end of a great deal of U.S. military resources and firepower since Feb. 28. War costs sustained by the United States started high and grew by the day, analysts say. Those costs can be measured in the cost of … Read more
Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser in the first Trump administration, and a CBS News contributor, weighs in on the Pentagon’s deployment of additional service members to the Middle East. Source link
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is “doing what’s needed” as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. “I think it signals that there’s a seriousness of supporting whatever contingency operations might be needed,” … Read more
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Americans should take the sending of 5,000 more Marines to the Middle East “as boots on the ground deployment, especially with only 5,000 troops.” Source link
The U.S. military has identified the six service members who were killed in Thursday’s plane crash in western Iraq, while thousands more U.S. sailors and a 2,500-strong Marine unit are headed to the Middle East. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source link
Key details on Iran war on Day 14 of conflict in the Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. signaled more strikes against Iran on Friday as early details emerge about the deaths of six service members in Iraq. CBS News’ Matt Gutman and Weijia Jiang report. Source link
Iran has listed a number of major U.S. tech companies as potential targets as it expands its attacks across the Middle East in retaliation for the ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on its military and security forces and leadership. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which is linked to the country’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cheap Iranian drone attacks are forcing the Pentagon to rapidly expand layered air defenses in the Middle East, as thousands of U.S. troops stationed across the region face an escalating aerial threat that is testing the limits of traditional missile defenses. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said … Read more