Middle East


University of Oregon analysis maps US, Israeli strikes in Iran

A pillar of smoke and debris rises after a strike on Bushehr, Iran, March 11, 2026.

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.