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Most of the Middle East’s rulers, including those of Iran’s allies, would prefer God has other plans. Iraq has been doing ...

A recent Israeli airstrike in Syria killed a senior Hezbollah commander who helped plan one of the boldest and most ...

A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its ...

Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to ...

Foreign Correspondent Nabih Bulos talks about the celebrations in the streets as people return to their homes after the cease ...

Pulitzer Prize winner Sanaz Toossi’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ is a deeply emotive tale of female friendship in the face of drastic change in Iran ...

Addressing these issues, The Iraq Wars and America’s Military Revolution is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the RMA debate. Focusing on the creation of a reconnaissance-strike ...

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said it hit "separatist ... Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating in neighbouring Iraq of infiltrating Kurdish areas of Iran to "sow insecurity".

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...