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What is the history of the United States' involvement in the Middle East?
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The United States has had a long and complex involvement in the Middle East, beginning with its support for Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Since then, the US has been involved in various conflicts such as the Six-Day War (1967), the Yom Kippur War (1973), the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), the Gulf War (1990–1991), the Iraq War (2003) and the Syrian Civil War (2011). In addition to these military interventions, the US has also supported economic sanctions against several countries in the region, including Iran, Syria, and North Korea.