The Marines are arriving. The 82nd Airborne is next. And Washington still has not decided what it is doing. The options on the table now include striking Iran’s main oil terminal, seizing a ...

Alhurra’s correspondent in Iraq reported on Tuesday that American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in the capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday by armed men wearing civilian clothing. Kittleson, ...

In a new development in Lebanese–Iranian relations, Lebanon finds itself facing an unusual situation: a foreign ambassador declared “persona non grata” by the state refuses to leave, while his ...

The Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) is not merely a practical historical reference for a long war of attrition that the Middle East experienced in the 1980s. Its outcomes also formed the infrastructure ...

The Iraqi government fears that its relationship with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries could enter a phase of “isolation,” similar to what occurred after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Developments in the Middle East are casting heavy shadows over Egypt’s energy market, at a time when Cairo is seeking to achieve a degree of relative stability after mounting economic ...

Over the past decades, the Baloch have never ceased demanding their rights and seeking to free themselves from the ethnic and sectarian oppression they face in Iran. The Baloch, one of the most ...

When Baghdad sought in the 1980s to inflict pain on Tehran during their war, one of its recurring targets was Kharg Island — ...

In a world where politics intertwine with economics, and conflicts evolve into cross-border humanitarian crises, food security is emerging as one of the most serious challenges threatening ...

Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing. Tehran is sending signals and preparing for a possible ground invasion. Find out more below. Quote of the Week “[We are] waiting for the arrival of American ...

The Gulf Arab states were not given advance notification when the United States and Israel launched their joint strikes on Iran at dawn on Feb. 28. Residents of Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Manama ...

After a turbulent week in Baghdad, the situation in the capital — at least for now — appears to have calmed somewhat. Since Wednesday night, scenes of drones roaming the skies over the U.S.