For decades, Iran has worked to control Iraq, using money, militias, and political pressure. This has allowed Tehran to use ...

Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

After the U.S. moved to block Iraq's imports of electricity from Iran, Baghdad is looking to Qatar and Oman as possible options should Washington do the same regarding their trade in gas, the boss of ...

By Malak Shalaby Before modern borders, before passports, before Google Maps—these Middle Eastern countries were already thriving. From ancient civilizations to empires that shaped art, science, and ...

Nearly 20 years since Iraq created a new Constitution assuring that people of all religions and ethnicities would be ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

Move to stop permitting Iraqi purchases of Iranian energy will tighten sanctions but stress a U.S. partner in the region.

As coalition forces increase pressure on Baghdad, ground troops will have an increasingly difficult and dangerous drive toward Iraq's capital city. Two CNN military analysts weighed in Saturday on the ...

The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday ...

Israel’s expansionist ambitions continue to drive the erasure of Palestine, raising the critical question: Can the US and ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...