Jane Arraf
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U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29. -
Syria's Kurds, once backed by the U.S. to fight ISIS, have relinquished autonomy and dissolved their army to rejoin Syria.
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A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.
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Iraq's new prime minister faces a huge dilemma in promising President Trump he will disarm Iran-backed militias by Sept. 30
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Iraq's new leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias, but the move risks opening a new front in the Mideast.
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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.
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For our series on breakfast foods around the world, we turn to Lebanon, where a breakfast is so beloved that it has been certified as a U.N. culture heritage.
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Iranians are driven in greater numbers by the U.S. killing of their spiritual leader
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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.
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The U.S. and Saudi Arabia struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq after they launched attacks.
