With so many US warplanes and warships near China's coast, an accident could lead to a wider conflict

The US also implemented new sanctions that targeted an Iranian it accused of funding Yemen's Houthis

Taliban contesting dozens of districts in Badakhshan

The meeting is scheduled for June 16th and comes as US-Russia relations are at their lowest point since the Cold War

Previous shipments from Iran to Venezuela have been stolen by Washington, so the warships could be meant to protect cargo

Warns IAEA is putting up obstacles for future goodwill interactions

The Houthis are reportedly renovating Sanaa airport, a sign the blockade could be eased soon

SecDef Austin said the US has been conducting surveillance and combat flights in Afghanistan from the Gulf region

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been sending bad signals to Iran and said he expects "hundreds" of sanctions to remain in place

The US plans to give the Afghan military $3.3 billion for 2022, a $300 million increase from 2021

<I>The New York Times</I> reported that the Pentagon might seek authorization to bomb Afghanistan after withdrawal