The war between Iran and Iraq included the so-called 'Tanker War' in which both sides attempted to disrupt each other's oil ...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei decided to appoint Brigadier General Alireza Elhami as commander of the Army Air Defense ...

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces and locals gather for a collective prayer for Iran under Israeli attacks, on the bank of Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq on June 18, 2025. The "Prayer ...

As former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged, Iran’s efforts to shape the region’s air defenses as a shield ...

Iran’s influence in Iraq has weakened since the death of Qassem Soleimani, leading to divisions among once-aligned Shi’ite factions. The upcoming Iraqi election is seen as a crucial test of Tehran’s ...

Iran has appointed new commanders to lead its air defence and air force, months after the war with Israel. Brig Gen Alireza ...

Providing Iraq’s air defenses, or having the US deploy air defenses at selective sites, is not likely the best answer. The ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks at his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Mosul, Iraq. (Hadi Mizban/AP) BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said ...

Iraq's parliamentary election on November 11 arrives as Tehran's regional hand weakens and the outcome could determine whether it preserves a vital anchor in its sphere of influence, financing, and ...

After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East. By Erika Solomon Reporting from Baghdad From rooftops to ...