Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...

Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament ...

Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to ...

The United States will make a “determination” regarding its troops in Syria, President Donald Trump said Thursday without ...

On March 20, 2003, the United States led a coalition to invade Iraq (herein Iraq II). Iraq I had occurred as a result of an ...

Under the terms of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal , fighting will be halted in Gaza for at least six weeks. Dozens ...

As Israel begins to receive hostages in the fragile Israel-Hamas truce, there is both relief and agony. The October 7 ...

While Shia militias still operate in the country and even attack US forces stationed in Iraq, sending missiles to Israel under Iran’s orders, Iran’s influence in Iraq has significantly ...

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state ...

Trump said just before rebels ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad in December in that the US military should stay out of Syria.

Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level.  Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken ...