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 ...

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

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 ...

Shiites' Political Influence. To be sure, Iran wields a considerable amount of what is known in foreign policy circles as "soft power" in Iraq. Iran sends millions of Shiite pilgrims to Iraq each ...

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.

Iran built power in Iraq after the 2003 U.S. invasion that toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and brought rule by Iraq's Shi'ite majority, especially parties supported by Tehran.

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.

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.

Iraq’s Political Crisis Points to Iran’s Weakening Influence in Baghdad Tehran’s diminishing sway in Iraq is a potential threat to its strategy to limit U.S. influence there and move weapons ...

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 ...