Iran’s armed proxies are ramping up pressure on key points in the Middle East as Tehran attempts to rebuild its regional ...

H E WAS KILLED by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon last year. Yet the face of Hassan Nasrallah, formerly the boss of ...

Iran is secretly rearming its regional proxies after the ceasefire with Israel, plotting a “silent revenge” against the U.S.

Tehran’s leaders anticipate another war with Israel and have instructed their proxies to remain on high alert for a potential ...

Iran's Powerful Influence In Iraq NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Farhad Alaaldin, chairman of the Iraq Advisory Council, about how Iran became so influential in Iraqi politics.

Iran's influence in Iraq has led some American observers to criticize the Iranian government as meddling in Iraqi affairs. Still others see Iran as a potential ally in stabilizing Iraq.

As U.S. troops depart Iraq, many observers assume the country will fall into lockstep with its powerful Shiite neighbor to the east, Iran. But, at least in the short term, other countries in the ...

Iran's influence in Iraq is not always welcome, but throughout our journey, we saw that it's clearly growing, much of it the natural result of two neighbors with ties that go back 2,500 years.

Iraq A weakened Iran has Iraq looking to curb Tehran-backed extremists in country 'Everyone is fearful of the toxic influence and corrosive nature of Iranian influence in the state,' expert says ...

Iran’s once-indomitable influence in Iraq is waning, new public opinion data shows. The rise of Iranian influence can be traced to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Iraq holds elections in May, and Iran is working hard to influence the outcome. Tehran seeks to consolidate its proxy militias that give it muscle within Iraq and, as with Lebanese Hezbollah, can ...

As U.S. troops depart Iraq, many observers assume the country will fall into lockstep with its powerful Shiite neighbor to the east, Iran. But, at least in the short term, other countries in the ...