but part of Iran's "Sacred Defense Week," which begins on September 21 and commemorates the Iran-Iraq War from 1980 to 1988. During this week, military parades take place in honor of the hundreds ...

Bush's infamous reference to Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "Axis of Evil"—was again demonstrated a decade ago in response to the rise of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.

EXCLUSIVE: The world is watching for Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attacks on Oct. 1, and the nation’s U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, promised it would be "very painful" in order to ...

Iran has been seeking to prevent an Israeli retaliation, at least any kind of retaliation that would be large or visible, by making new threats. Information ...

Iraqi Kurds voted on Sunday for a new regional parliament amid an economic crisis caused by an enforced halt in oil exports and corrosive rivalry between the two main political parties. US extends ...

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Israel’s counter-strike plans against Iran are ready — and American officials expect the attack to happen before the US election, according to a report. A retaliatory strike from Israel — in ...

Iran and Iraq will both stage funerals for Revolutionary Guard General Abbas Nilforushan, killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the Guards' news agency said ...

With U.S. elections approaching, officials, diplomats and other sources in the region say Israel is seeking to shield its borders and ensure its rivals cannot regroup. Middle Eastcategory Gaza ...

BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down targets in its potential response to Iran's attack this month to military and energy infrastructure, NBC reported on Saturday.

The so-called “General’s Plan” is being pushed by some members of Netanyahu’s far-right government, despite pushback from the Israeli military and the White House. Since the spring, the ...