Although he was not named in the Shafaq report, it appears Walai was referring to US Ambassador Steven H. Fagin, who assumed his duties as Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Baghdad in May 2025.

At its core, agency theory highlights the costs incurred when agents pursue their own goals rather than those of principals. These agency costs include: Residual losses: Inefficiencies that remain ...

A leaked video showing the confession of the man accused of killing prominent Iraqi researcher Hisham al-Hashimi has ...

Citing the costly or disastrous cases of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya as warnings to the West to steer clear of regime change ...

The regional balance of power is shifting rapidly, with major players, including Arab states, Pakistan, and Turkey, now ...

As the Middle East teeters on the edge of another potential war, the Israel–Iran confrontation has escalated into ...

By Tyler Arnold Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination ...

Abdel-Moneim Said continues with his exploration of the historical crossroads the region has come upon ...

Introduction by IPT Executive Director Steven Emerson: "Yesterday, July 8, the IPT republished a very important analysis of ...

The current Middle East order is breaking down, but the path to a new one dominated by Israel is fraught with obstacles.

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on ...

The slogan-chanting protesters who were carrying the portraits of Nasrallah and Iranian spiritual and political leaders and other Shia religious and political figures denounced the police action ...