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

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.

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 ...

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

A suspected participant in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members and roughly 170 ...

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

The Biden administration’s last 120-day sanctions waiver that permits the export to Iraq of Iranian gas and electricity will ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed Iraq’s Prime Minister to reopen the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline. The U.S. and its allies ...

Israel believes Russian military bases and Kurdish autonomy in northern Syria will weaken Turkish influence in Damascus on ...