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

The missing context: ‘Islamic State’ sectarianism is not coincidental

Ramzy Baroud

Iraq MP and militia leader killed in bombing claimed by IS

US-led coalition meets amid 'succeeding' anti-IS raids

As US lauds anti-IS campaign, questions linger about long term plan

IS close in on town west of Baghdad

Clueless: America's ignorance of the Middle East will shock you

CJ Werleman

Ron the Dutch biker joins Kurds to ‘exterminate’ IS

Republicans fume over report Obama may shut Guantanamo

Iraq's Anbar 'fragile' as IS advances, local leaders call for US ground troops

No words to describe horrors in the land where language was born

Hadani Ditmars

Gulf states could expand anti-IS combat role, experts

Islamic State held off in Kobane but makes inroads in Anbar