The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria's government overthrown by rebels.
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Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region recognized within a new Syrian constitution.
It is the Iranian-controlled Iraqi militias (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF or PMU) that may be the most difficult Iranian proxy to degrade.
Iraqi airstrike in Hamrin Mountains kills four Islamic State militants, including two senior leaders.
Sachs ranted about Netanyahu's obsession to manipulate US foreign policy to "get rid of Hamas and Hezbollah" by removing regimes that support them via military force.
Decrying the US presence in Iraq as "illegal," the Islamic Republic's leader claimed it threatened the country's democracy.
Qaani’s visit to Baghdad, far from signaling strength, reveals the regime’s desperation to cling to its crumbling empire.
At the height of its power from 2014-2017, the Islamic State "caliphate" imposed death and torture on communities in vast swathes of Iraq and Syria and enjoyed franchises across the Middle East.