Renad Mansour

US forces formally withdrew from Iraq on Wednesday, ending a two-decade military presence that stoked years of devastating bloodshed and leaves behind a battered nation struggling to unshackle itself from its two most powerful, and now warring, allies

Wednesday will witness the last American troops withdraw from Iraq, officially ending a two-decade-long military presence that began with an invasion in 2003 and resumed again in 2014 when U.S. forces returned to aid Baghdad in its fight against the Islamic State group

US President Donald Trump met Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House on Tuesday, with both leaders promising stronger economic cooperation and closer energy ties

Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET

The U.S. launched more strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships 20% of their cargo for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

On April 28, Iraq's new President Nizar Amede nominated businessman Zaidi as prime minister-designate, giving him the daunting task of putting a cabinet together in the next 30 days amid fierce political wrangling

Though Israeli strikes in Beirut have eased since last week's shattering 10-minute bombardment without warning that killed over 350 people across the country, areas in southern Lebanon remain under frequent attack

Exiled crown prince urges US, Israel to strike regime targets while preserving civilian infrastructure amid escalating Iran-Israel attacks Israel National News

That very scenario is now unfolding, leaving Trump with no exit strategy beyond wishful thinking

Since he was confirmed by the Senate five days into President Donald Trump’s second term, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has supposedly overseen a trillion-dollar budget with a workforce of nearly 3 million military and civilian personnel

It stems from issues between the sides that have existed since time immemorial, but most recently the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Palestinian militant outfit Hamas — an Iranian proxy

Four people have been injured after two Iranian drones hit near Dubai International Airport, as a major airline cancelled all flights to the region for several weeks

The war engulfing the Middle East like wildfire is the continuation of a conflict that started with the brutal attacks of 7 October 2023, an assault that Israeli officials say exposed a deeper regional threat emanating from Iran

Within hours of the United States-Israeli attacks on Iran, US assets in Iraq’s Kurdistan region came under retaliatory attacks from Tehran-backed groups, dragging the country into the conflict that has since expanded across the Middle East and beyond

Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven’t, even though Iran is a fellow member

A Kurdish insurgency could have serious consequences ​for Iran as it defends itself against the air campaign

Iran has unleashed its 21st wave of “True Promise 4,” firing Kheibar Sheikan missiles and suspected cluster warheads that have set parts of central Israel and the Tel Aviv area ablaze, even as Israelis spend hours sheltering underground

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a major escalation under “Operation True Promise 4,” declaring its 16th wave of retaliation against U.S. and Israeli targets across the Middle East

Fighting between Israel and Iran spilled deeper into the Gulf after a projectile struck a commercial vessel near the Port of Fujairah, a key global refuelling hub

The second is that he is now surrounded by advisers who either encourage his most aggressive instincts or at least see their role as facilitating his desires

Shortly after the opening salvo of US-Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February, 2026 — with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — President Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and give rise to a change in government

Trump may have shifted attention from other issues, but as days pass, the Iran war is proving far more complex and could easily spiral out of control

Predictably, Iran’s response started shortly after: first against Israel, then against states across the Gulf region, including the United Arab Emirates

Terrified Iranian families are retreating inside their homes and rationing food and water as they fear being slaughtered by their own government if President Donald Trump's military operation fails to obliterate the regime

Amid sustained Iranian rocket and drone attacks on most members of the group — which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman ​and the United Arab Emirates — Western investors and tourists may now cool on a region that saw foreign direct investment more than quadruple to $83 ‌billion in the decade to 2024

This came after a coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities on February 28, which targeted military command centres, air-defence systems, missile sites, and key regime infrastructure resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and four senior military and security officials

Iranian Red Crescent Says 555 Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes

Deluzio, an Iraq War veteran, denounces Trump case for war with Iran

Smoke rises near the US Embassy in Kuwait after a reported Iranian drone attack, as a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashes in western Kuwait amid escalating Middle East tensions; unverified videos of both incidents circulated widely on social media

The apparent calculation was that, by targeting rich Persian Gulf monarchies that hold sway with the Trump administration, Tehran could force Washington and Israel into a rapid de-escalation

Trump Warns Iraq Against Reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister

His father, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, stood at one of the most traumatic junctures of his long reign, which began in 1941

As Iran grapples with internal unrest and threats from foreign foes, its Axis of Resistance allies are preparing for potential confrontations on their own territories without counting on the direct support of the Islamic Republic

As the heir of a violent authoritarian regime, his potential return is viewed suspiciously by some