U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft are heading for the Middle East amid an escalating war between Israel and Iran and the possibility that U.S. forces could also become involved, according to flight data tracking sources. Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.

The U.S. military is rerouting the USS Nimitz carrier strike group to the Middle East ahead of schedule from the South China Sea to bolster its presence in the region. The Nimitz, which could reach the Middle East as soon as this week,

The U.S. military has moved additional ships and tanker aircraft into the Middle East and hurried a carrier to the region, officials have confirmed to Military.com.

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday as the Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day, denting global investor confidence ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy decision.

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations begin annual talks on Monday amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump arrived back in Washington early Tuesday after cutting short his attendance at the Group of Seven summit in Canada, citing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote Monday on X that “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks fell, while oil and gold rose on Tuesday, as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fifth day, making investors nervous over the risk of the conflict widening in a week packed with key central bank decisions.

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, joining the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which arrived in the region in April. The Vinson is set to return home after an overlap period of several days or weeks,

The Nimitz aircraft carrier group was rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, joining the USS Carl Vinson. The move comes amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran.

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group expedites Middle East deployment as the United States shifts military resources in response to the Israel-Iran conflict.