Explore the complex dynamics of the Middle East Cold War, a modern geopolitical struggle between regional powers like Saudi ...

There's been a theme this week. On Thursday, the U.S. carried out a deadly drone strike against a militia group in Baghdad. A day earlier, the U.S. threatened tougher action against Houthi rebels ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran, long reliant on a network of proxy groups to exert influence across the Middle East, faces significant challenges as its strategy falters. Years of investment in ...

Iran's missile fuel procurement signals renewed military ambitions and complicates fragile nuclear diplomacy with the U.S.

the Shiite Muslim ayatollahs who came to power in Iran through the 1979 Islamic Revolution have worked to build an arc of like-minded proxy forces across the Middle East. Training and arming ...

as Iran and its other proxy groups have been weakened. They have not suffered a major setback since they began their attacks on Israel and on shipping in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

The uptick could be an attempt by Iran-backed militias to put themselves back on the map ... the Middle East, as the region braces for a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies over ...

Iran launched ... while proxy militant groups it backs continue to target US and Western interests and fight Israel, stoking fears of conflict that could engulf the Middle East and spread to ...

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need proxy forces in Middle East Supreme leader accuses US of trying to sow discord and chaos in Iran, threatens to ‘trample’ anyone who ‘accepts America ...

The U.S. is shifting more troops and other military assets to the Middle East to defend Israel and American forces against what is expected to be a complex attack by Iran and its proxies ...

is a major escalation in the Middle East conflict. De-escalation is now up to Iran. Nasrallah was Iran's most trusted proxy in its conflict with Israel and its power struggle with Saudi Arabia and ...