The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more ... the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.

The program defines the Gulf as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and Yemen. See the Middle East Program's publications and past events on the Gulf HERE ...

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the start of the Iran Hostage Crisis, Iran fought its neighbor Iraq for eight years. This war—the largest industrialized war since World War II—demonstrated ...