Middle East


The Kurdistan region of Iraq fears being dragged into Iran war - analysis

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters affiliated with PAK train on January 18, 2026 near Erbil, Iraq.

Russia accuses US and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into wider Middle East conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Iranian bombers were 'minutes away' from striking US base in Qatar - report

A QATAR Emiri Air Force F-15 Eagle tactical fighter aircraft performs aerial maneuvers in the sky above Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on December 18, 2021.