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

Iraqi parliament debates law restricting right to protest

Why Turkey abruptly cancelled an Iraqi oil pipeline agreement

Syria after Assad

From Damascus to Gaza, Israel’s plan to fragment the region may end up uniting it

Soumaya Ghannoushi

PKK fighters burn weapons in landmark disarmament ceremony

PKK no longer seeks independent Kurdistan, Ocalan says in rare video

'The President’s Cake': Hasan Hadi on Iraq, sanctions and his Cannes-winning debut

Israel attacks Iran

Why western visions for a 'new Middle East' are irrelevant

Abed Abou Shhadeh

Winston Churchill: The truth behind his legacy

PKK's Abdullah Ocalan: 'No Israeli dominance through Kurds'

Israel attacks Iran

How the US bombing of Iran exposed Israel's fragility

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Israel attacks Iran

Why closing the Strait of Hormuz would hurt Iran the most

Israel attacks Iran

Israel's attack on Iran: What you need to know about Tehran