Middle East


Rising militia strikes leave Washington with few good choices in Iraq - analysis

A member of the Iraqi security forces mans a turret while on guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in Mosul the previous evening, in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Iran-backed militias escalate drone attacks on US, Kurdistan targets in Iraq

Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Over 6,000 IRGC members killed, 15,000 wounded since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, IDF says

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.