Iraq

Is Iran the new regional superpower?

The US-Israeli war has upended the power balance in the Middle East, as Tehran finds itself with significant global leverage

Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

David Hearst

From 'Baby Shah' to Bond villains, Iran war coverage has reached new heights of absurdity

Tanya Goudsouzian

Iraqi farmer killed to hide evidence of two Israeli bases in country: Report

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali: How one of Islam’s most revered figures still speaks to the modern world

Trump 'very disappointed' in Kurds who just 'take, take, take'

Gulf turns to Turkey for air defence systems amid Iran threats

Iraqi parliament ‘to summon defence minister’ over alleged secret Israeli base

Iran taught me what love is. So if I die tomorrow, I have lived well

Ghazal Tanhaei

Qassem Soleimani: Devil to America, to Iran a superhero

Jane Corbin

Former captive doctor tells of dissent and despair within Islamic State's ranks

Death of a writer: Murder casts shadow over Baghdad's literary scene

Arms sales to Middle East have increased dramatically, new research shows

The Yazidis of the Caliphate's 'last breath'

In ‘virtual civil society’, Iraqi women are the leaders

Lara Fatah

Meet the Iraqi driver with a no phones policy in his taxi

Guantanamo sees new construction a decade after prison ordered shut

Art and photography

Pulitzer-winning photographer Yannis Behrakis, who captured key moments in Middle East, dies

Iraqi and Kurdish forces accused of torturing children linked to Islamic State

Exporting America's gun problem? The proposed rule that has monitors up in arms

Germany announces measures to strip Islamic State fighters of citizenship