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.

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

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

The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the Shiite world.

Nevertheless, with Iran defanged, and the benefits of ties with Israel and the U.S. looking increasingly attractive to ...

Regime collapse in Iran following the U.S. bombardment of the country's nuclear facilities, it should be hoped, will benefit the entire region.

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As the U.S. struck Iran, the prospect for retaliation was running high in neighboring Iraq, where American and Iranian ...

After decades of using proxies to attack U.S. troops, experts say Iran's network has been degraded, but small groups still ...

On Capitol Hill, planned briefings from intelligence officials on the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East were ...

Suspected Iran-backed militias targeted bases in Iraq that are known to have housed US troops and contractors as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel took effect. The Trump administration did not ...

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decades long series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and ...