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No Nukes: From the Begin Doctrine to the war with Iran - opinion

Israel's Begin Doctrine: “We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal. We will not allow any enemy to obtain weapons of mass destruction that can be turned against us.”

 ADDRESSING THE UN General Assembly in 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

 An Iranian missile is displayed during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025.

From the ’91 scuds to the ’25 Iranian missiles: Israel’s arc of defense - analysis

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

Iraq’s new chapter: UNAMI’s exit and the battle for sovereignty - opinion


In boost to Kurds, Iraq moves to recognize Halabja as a province – analysis

"We see this historic step as a long-awaited justice and a positive step towards achieving justice," said President Abdul Latif Rashid.

 A woman holds the flag of Kurdistan during the celebration of Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in Akra, Iraq March 20, 2025.

Back to Saddam Hussein: Israel's answer to Iran was invented in 1991- opinion

Those who thought the Sunday preemptive strike would end the fighting in the North are wrong.

Izzat al-Douri with late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

Iraqi school textbooks scrutinized over antisemitism, Shi’ization

Report by research institute Impact-SE highlights worrying trends in the former home of the longest-standing Jewish diaspora.

Shi’ite fighters pose with a black flag belonging to the Islamic State.

Iraq starts relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border

Hussein said he would visit Tehran on Wednesday to deliver the message in person in the hopes that it would prevent any escalation on the border.

 A KURDISH Komala fighter looks toward the Iranian border.

Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army

Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.

 Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr protest inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq August 29, 2022.

From Saddam to Iran’s militias: Iraqis cannot suggest ties with Israel

The attempt in Iraq to shut down any discussion about Israel or the Abraham Accords is tied to Iran’s regional ambitions.

 Iraq's President Barham Salih meets with Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran August 5, 2021.

On This Day: Iran-Iraq War begins, 41 years ago

8 years of the Iran-Iraq war saw the use of trench warfare, one of the largest land battles since World War II and the sinking of the Seawise Giant, the largest ship to ever sail the seas.

 Iraqi forces attacked many locations including Tehran on Monday September 22, 1980. Around 14:15 explosions were heard from Mehrabad airport in Tehran. The picture was taken a few minutes after the explosions from north-west of the airport from a distance of about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles).

Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88

Rumsfeld was in charge when US forces toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein but failed to maintain law and order in the aftermath.

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) talks to Speaker of the House John Boehner (L) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R) as they gather for ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, in Washington September 11, 2011.

40 years since Operation Opera, attack against Iran 'would be different'

Unlike the raid on Iraq's Osirak nuclear project, Iran’s nuclear sites are spread across the country, some deep underground or in mountains, surrounded by air defense systems.

A view of the water nuclear reactor at Arak, Iran December 23, 2019. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel’s raid on Osirak, 40 years on

In 1980 the Middle East was dominated by a series of powerful non-democratic regimes. These included Saddam Hussein in Iraq, who had come to power and promised rapid industrialization of the country.

BULLET-RIDDLED mural of Saddam Hussein in southern Iraq, along the road to Baghdad

Iraq: A country notorious for its democracy - opinion

Post-Saddam Iraq has suffered from poor governance. The new, democratic Iraq is rife with bribery, kickbacks, and embezzlement, a routine part of its corrupt politics.

CHILDREN COLLECT recyclable garbage at a dump in Najaf, Iraq, last year.