Iranian-backed Shi’ite factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a “million-strong” march on Friday aimed at whipping up anti-American sentiment as the United States’ struggle with Iran plays out on the streets of Baghdad. Those behind the rally have two goals in mind - to...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 U.S. service members in Iran’s recent attack on a base in Iraq to be serious, as the American military moved more troops out of the region for potential injuries. In a statement on...

 Lebanon’s Hezbollah-backed government will walk a political tightrope as it acts to urgently secure foreign funding to ward off financial collapse, and could look to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. Formed by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies, the...

U.S actions have crippled efforts to launch talks between Israel and Palestine, Russian presidential aide said Wednesday.  "We believe that the U.S. unilateral actions undermine the international efforts to restart direct talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis," Yury Ushakov...