The Iraqi government temporarily closed Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Friday, citing rising regional tensions after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites. The high-security area, which hosts key […] ...

Why Israel and Iran’s escalation is unprecedented – and what it means for a teetering Middle East - ON THE GROUND: The deep ...

Baghdad has strongly condemned Israel’s recent military strikes on Iran, labeling them a “flagrant violation” of international law and a direct threat to global peace and security. […] ...

President Trump acknowledged on Thursday that there was a significant risk that Israel could soon attack Iran, but he said ...

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the ...

The Iraqi dinar fell slightly on Thursday, as the country responds to the latest round of potential escalation between the ...

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and ...

The U.S. has ordered an evacuation of non-emergency personnel from Iraq. A travel advisory has been escalated to a Level 4: ...

For much of the 20th century, the US and Iran maintained friendly relations. During the Cold War, Washington depended on the ...

Hezbollah, which went on to fight repeated wars with the main U.S. regional ally Israel, has said other groups were ...

The State Department said it had "ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel due to heightened regional ...