Jane Arraf
-
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen. -
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive. -
A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.
-
Iraq's new prime minister faces a huge dilemma in promising President Trump he will disarm Iran-backed militias by Sept. 30
-
Iraq's new leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias, but the move risks opening a new front in the Mideast.
-
Despite wars ranging across the Middle East, more than 20 million Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq shrine city for Arbaeen festival -
More than 20 million Shia pilgrims flocked to a shrine city in Iraq this week, including millions of Iranians, despite the wars tearing across the Middle East.
-
Iranians are driven in greater numbers by the U.S. killing of their spiritual leader
-
Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict with Israel is testing the limits of their endurance. -
The U.S. military says it launched a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran after an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.
