Not exactly a stabilizing force, but in the case of Iraq, Kadhimi has worked quietly to end the regional rivalries that have exacerbated both Iraq’s and the Middle East’s troubles.

Iran has threatened to target UK, French and US military bases across the Middle East if the help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack.

A map of U.S. State Department travel warnings for the Middle East shows Americans being advised to steer clear of many of the region's countries or to show extra caution, with Iran and Israel at ...

Iran is furious that America let Israel use Iraq’s airspace to bomb it. Iraq could be the next country to be pulled into Israel’s regional war. For now, Iraq is relying on diplomacy to save it.