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Iraq braces for renewed Iran conflict after 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan, 600 militia attacks

Baghdad shut crossings with Iran this week, and the Kurdistan Region denied hosting Ukrainian drones, as Iraq moves to avoid being drawn into another round of fighting.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.
IDF soldiers on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

WATCH: Netanyahu says that IDF 'made sure' Syria 'understood' that Turkey unwelcome in region

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that Israel would act to prevent the emergence of a significant military threat from Turkey along Israel's borders.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports

The US command center located in al-Tanf in Syria was reportedly targeted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in retaliation for recent American attacks against Iran.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syrian security forces seize a Hezbollah weapons shipment near the Syrian-Iraqi border, July 16, 2026.

Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq

"A search uncovered a cache of weapons that included long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles and drones," SANA reported.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

How a secret Russian airlift helps Syria's Assad

Planes pass through a long trail of shadowy hands before being put to use by Iran and Assad in Syria.

APRIL 9, 2018ByREUTERS
A Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet takes off from the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry

Initial probe: Altitude may have made downed jet vulnerable to Syrian fire

According to a senior IAF officer, Israel has carried out thousands of missions over Syria in past year.

FEBRUARY 12, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the village of Harduf

Syria, Iranian proxies threaten military action against rebels on Israeli border

The Syrian army, backed by local militias a financed and equipped by Iran, have been escalating a fierce assault against Sunni rebels in an enclave in the foothills of Mount Hermon.

DECEMBER 27, 2017ByREUTERS
A UN observation tower is seen overlooking Syria, next to the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights in Israel and Syria.

Russia: Moscow never promised withdrawal of Iranian troops from Syria

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.Gen. Gadi Eisenkot took secret trip to Brussels to meet with top US general to discuss Iranian moves in Syria.

NOVEMBER 14, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Hezbollah fighters stand near military tanks in Western Qalamoun, Syria

Netanyahu: Israel will act in Syria 'in accordance with our security needs'

A ceasefire agreement allowing Iranian troops 5km from Israel's border is "a real danger to Israel's stability," said former Defense Minister Amir Peretz.

NOVEMBER 13, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Hezbollah fighter walk near a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017.

US pushes Saudi-Iraqi alliance to stem Iranian expansion

The Iraq-Saudi alliance is meant to anchor what may be a broader involvement of Saudi Arabia, not only in Iraq but also in eastern Syria.

OCTOBER 31, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) presents US President Donald Trump with the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Iran: Close to New Conflict? Conversation with Ali Vaez, International Crisis Group

AUGUST 2, 2017ByVANESSA TOMASSINI
The Jerusalem Post

America’s missed opportunity in Syria

Israel has long warned about the strong footprint left by the Iranians in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

JULY 25, 2017ByJOSHUA S. BLOCK
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017.

Israeli Defense Minister to Syria: 'Don't test us'

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had stern words for Syria after spillover from the Syrian Civil war landed in Israeli territory for the fifth time in one week.

JULY 2, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

Iranian military official claims United States is supporting ISIS

An Iranian military official claims to have evidence.

JUNE 23, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Iranian students re-enact a scene from the arrest of American sailors by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran February 11, 2016.