The U.S. is targeting militias that have carried out dozens of attacks in a show of support for Iran.

Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.

The U.S. military is amassing its largest concentration of forces in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq as tensions with Iran remain heightened.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. carried out an airstrike in Baghdad on Wednesday targeting a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq that was blamed for attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East, according to U.S. Central Command. A U.S. official told ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East's most delicate moments in years. While the ceasefire in Gaza may have tamped down regional tensions, fears remain of ...

The growing number of deals between the West and Iraq highlights growing Western involvement in Iraq's crucial energy sector. Following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2023, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over Iraq through a ...

Iraq was in crisis before Israel and Iran started trading blows. Now, it’s next door to a conflict. In the days before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, the State Department was preparing for a possible evacuation of personnel from Iraq. In the past ...