US Central Command has appeared to try to seek to de-escalate tensions. US officials, including envoy Tom Barrack, have also tried to manage the escalating violence.

U.S. Central Command and its partner forces launched large-scale strikes on multiple ISIS targets across Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike.

U.S. and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives during the days that followed a Dec. 19 large-scale strike in Syria.

CENTCOM announces MEAD-CDOC at Al Udeid Air Base, enhancing regional air defense coordination with partner nations.

Iran tensions and widespread protests in Iran, a US carrier strike group is being redeployed from the South China Sea to the Middle East. This significant military shift coincides with Washington deliberating various options against Tehran,

The Ageis Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is now operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility.

Former CENTCOM chief Michael Erik Kurilla says that if the Iranian regime were to fall or be taken down, care would need to be taken not to “create something even worse.”