Support from the PKK and Turkiye’s politicians signals a change after decades of conflict, but pitfalls remain.

Despite the denials from Tehran, there is mounting evidence that Iran continues to send military aid to these groups, ...

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...

The US will allow diplomats to return to Iraq after a June evacuation tied to strikes on Iran, signalling eased tensions ...

Iran is allowing rival Shi’ite factions in Iraq to battle it out in a wide-open political arena ahead of the country’s November 2025 elections, adopting a hands-off approach as its regional influence ...

After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds following recent shifts in the regional balance of power. With Ankara emboldened ...

Iraq could become a new flashpoint of tensions between Turkey and Iran, as shifting geopolitical dynamics continue to reshape the Middle East.

Following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2023, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over Iraq through a spider’s web of political, economic, and military proxies.

Iran was able to leverage the chaos of the invasion and an affinity with Iraq’s Shiite majority to replace the United States as the external force with the greatest influence within the country. Iran ...

A recent declaration by the League of Arab States chastising Iran for “inciting strife among the Syrian people” and the weakened positions of or hedging by Tehran’s regional proxies signal Iran’s ...

After its premier proxy Hezbollah suffered unprecedented losses in the war with Israel, it is time to reevaluate the state of Iran’s disproportionate influence in the Middle East. Continuing to ...