the Mideast
noun
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: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
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The market's run higher has come despite global turmoil in the form or wars in the Mideast and Ukraine, looming tariff deadlines, and questions about when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Tensions heightened June 23 over possible payback by Tehran against the U.S. or its allies after strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities amid fears that the Mideast conflict could spiral into a wider war.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With 40,000 American troops stationed in the Mideast, the Pentagon is on high alert.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Trump is also facing growing skepticism about deepening U.S. involvement in the Mideast crisis from some of his most ardent supporters.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Tensions heightened June 23 over possible payback by Tehran against the U.S. or its allies after strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities amid fears that the Mideast conflict could spiral into a wider war.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With 40,000 American troops stationed in the Mideast, the Pentagon is on high alert.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Trump is also facing growing skepticism about deepening U.S. involvement in the Mideast crisis from some of his most ardent supporters.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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“The Mideast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mideast. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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