Middle East
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Hegseth says reports about conditions on USS Lincoln are misrepresented, but does not deny them
The Secretary of War pushed back against reports of a mental health crisis and supply shortages during the aircraft carrier’s extended Middle East deployment
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Officials confirm US on track to finish troop withdrawal from Iraq by Sept. 30
The U.S. agreed to pull its forces from the country in 2024 and U.S. troops pulled out of bases in most areas of Iraq last year but maintained a presence in the semiautonomous northern Kurdish region.
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Iran sets conditions for Strait of Hormuz reopening, calls for U.S. to correct its behavior
Some of the conditions reportedly included an end to U.S. sanctions, compensation for damage caused during the conflict and the withdrawal of American military forces from the region.
