Skip to main content

Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China

Middle East,Afghanistan

The Hill
From the Center
The Hill
Center rating
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
See full bias rating for The Hill Learn about media bias

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands.

Read Full Story

AllSides Picks

Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Headline Roundup

'Millions' of Iranians Fill the Streets for Ayatollah Khamenei's Funeral

July 6th, 2026

The Insight: Both Sides Claim Victory in Iran

The Insight

The Insight: Both Sides Claim Victory in Iran

AllSides Staff

June 19th, 2026

The US-Iran Peace Deal

Story of the Week

The US-Iran Peace Deal

AllSides Staff

June 18th, 2026

Card image

Red Blue Translator

Arab Spring

More News about Middle East

News from the Left

News from the Center

News from the Right

Millions join funeral procession for Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei

The Guardian

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Iran's supreme leader absent from funeral of father Ali Khamenei

The Guardian

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Israel's Armenian Genocide Recognition: A Right Move, for Very Wrong Reasons

Haaretz

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
CPJ board member removed as it undertakes review of journalists killed in Gaza

Middle East Eye

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war

Associated Press

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after marathon talks

MS NOW

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
UN nuclear boss says inspectors will visit Iran sites. Tehran says only after a final deal

Associated Press

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in the West Bank

Haaretz

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Israeli attacks kill dozens in Lebanon as US, Iran to hold talks on truce

Al Jazeera

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Oil Prices Wobble as U.S.-Iran Deal Faces Tests

New York Times (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Thousands on streets in Iranian capital for former supreme leader's funeral procession

BBC News

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel

The Times of Israel

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
After ToI investigation showed some killed Gaza 'journalists' were terror operatives, Committee to Protect Journalists reviewing database of slain Gaza reporters

The Times of Israel

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Mideast Fighting Widens With Attacks on Bahrain, Hormuz Tanker

Wall Street Journal (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
U.S. Allows Iran to Sell Oil in Dollars for First Time in Decades

Wall Street Journal (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
US waives Iran sanctions, Trump says he will 'do what I have to' if Tehran misbehaves

Reuters

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Vance says US-Iran talks lay 'good foundation' for final peace deal

Reuters

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Vance Heads to Peace Talks, After Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz

Wall Street Journal (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say

BBC News

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
An Annotated Analysis of Trump's Iran Deal

Wall Street Journal (News)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Ankara markets drones, air defense to states looking to reduce reliance on U.S. weapons

Washington Times

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Iran-US talks paused as Tehran holds mass funeral, memorial for slain supreme leader

Fox News Digital

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Committee To Protect Journalists Ousts Anti-Israel Heiress From Its Board As Group Launches Full Review of Its Controversial 'Journalists Slain in Gaza' List

Washington Free Beacon

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
U.S., Iran reportedly to 'stand down' after weekend of military skirmishes, resume talks in Qatar

Just The News

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
CENTCOM launches second wave of retaliatory strikes on Iran as Trump warns US may 'complete the job'

Fox News Digital

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
US Strikes Iran After Trump Claims Ceasefire Was Violated

The Daily Caller

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
US eases World Cup restrictions on Iran after FIFA complaint

RT

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fox Host Mark Levin Is Now Trashing Trump

Fox News Digital

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage Remains 'Intact Today'

ZeroHedge

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Israel Severs Ties with EU's Top Diplomat over Apartheid Comparison

Hungarian Conservative

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right