During World War II, the Middle East Air Command’s jurisdiction was expanded to incorporate Aden, Iraq, Malta, Palestine, and Transjordan. The British army reorganized its regional jurisdictions in like fashion. By 1942, the Middle East Command was operating also in Crete, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Greece, Iran, Libya, Somaliland, and Syria.

Source: Roderic H. Davison, “Where Is the Middle East?” Foreign Affairs 38 (1960): 669.