Kurdistan
It’s time Israel arms the Kurds and helps to bring about Kurdistan - opinion
Israel arming and supporting Kurdish factions will provide Israel with direct leverage to erode Tehran’s internal control.
Iraqi PM Zaidi's meeting in Iran tests delicate balance between Washington and Tehran - analysis
Iran used 'white phosphorus incendiary' in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims
Iran targets Kurdistan in regional escalation, spiking gas prices and tensions - analysis
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.
Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis
Kurdistan does not need to copy Israel, but it can learn from its journey from a small and politically uncertain environment to a start-up and tech superpower.
Iran retaliates against US strikes with attacks on Gulf assets
Kuwait said its armed forces had engaged with a cruise missile, three ballistic missiles and 10 drones in its airspace, and that one person had been injured from falling shrapnel.
Tehran's theater of mourning: What Khamenei's funeral tells us about Iran's next move - analysis
Iran is burying its former leader in a week-long ceremony. Will it now use the boost to try to claw back its influence across the Middle East?
Iraq, Turkey discuss protocol to keep oil exports flowing, Iraqi foreign ministry says
Iraq and Turkey are expected to sign an executive protocol to ensure the continuation of Iraqi oil exports.
Spreading Kurdish militant attacks pressure Iran as it navigates fragile US diplomacy - analysis
The clashes appear to have taken place in several towns and cities in western Iran’s Kurdish region.
Senior IRGC Navy officer dies in car crash as insurgencies escalate across western Iran
This comes after four members of Iran's IRGC were killed, and several others were wounded in what the IRGC described as "terrorist" shootings in western Iran on the same day as the crash.
Is a new insurgency brewing? Kurdish rebels clash with IRGC in major border escalation - analysis
Tasnim News, which is an IRGC-affiliated network, reported that “two members of Iran’s IRGC were killed and two others were injured in an ‘armed terrorist attack.'"
Marco Rubio in UAE warns Iran-backed militias in Iraq threaten regional stability
Washington has used a combination of sanctions, terrorist designations, and rewards for information on militia leaders.
Will Iraq finally help protect Kurdistan's oil fields from drone attacks? - analysis
For Iraq, it doesn’t seem to matter if the Kurdistan Region is attacked, because then the region can’t sell oil or provide itself with gas for electricity.
