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Marco Rubio in UAE warns Iran-backed militias in Iraq threaten regional stability

Washington has used a combination of sanctions, terrorist designations, and rewards for information on militia leaders.

JUNE 24, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Iraq in transition: Baghdad pushes weapons monopoly amid reforms - analysis

Iraq’s new leadership is pledging state control over weapons, but questions remain over whether Baghdad can rein in powerful Iran-backed militias.

JUNE 21, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq.

Drone attack reported in Iraq's Kurdistan region, as US-Iran tensions grow

The attack “caused extensive damage to the building, but no casualties were reported. No party has claimed responsibility so far,” local media reported.

JUNE 11, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan stands while holding a machine gun at a mountain base in Khalifan near Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on March 12, 2026.

Iran relentlessly targets Kurdish opposition in northern Iraq despite regional ceasefire - analysis

The attacks illustrate how Iran is seeking to keep up the pressure on Kurdish opposition groups. Many of these groups have forces and bases in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

JUNE 1, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The Iran-Israel war by proxy - opinion

There is undoubtedly a clear conflict between, on one side, Iran and its proxies, and on the other, the US and Israel.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024BySALEM ALKETBI

Does Iran expect US retaliation for drone killing in Jordan? - analysis

Iran’s calculations are based on years in which Iran has carried out attacks around the region and has never faced any retaliation.

JANUARY 30, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023

Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran, bars Iranian envoy from returning

The foreign ministry said Iran's strike on targets in Pakistani terrritory was an unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan's sovereignty and was "unacceptable."

JANUARY 17, 2024ByREUTERS

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speak during a Joint Inauguration of the Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line, at Mand-Pishin border crossing point, in Pishin, Pakistan May 18, 2023.

Iran struck Iraqi city because they can't hit Israel, Iraqi FM says

Hussein said there weren't any Mossad agents and explained that four people were killed and six were injured by the Iranian strike and were Iraqi Kurds.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a missile attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on what they said was the headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in Erbil, Iraq January 16, 2024.

Sirens heard at US Embassy in Iraq - report

The event came within a half hour of reports that the United States and Britain had begun striking Houthi targets in Yemen, and if it was indeed an attack, it was presumably an act of retaliation.

JANUARY 12, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An Iraqi woman walks along a street during high temperatures in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2022.

US airstrikes in Iraq aimed to deter Iran, terror attacks - Biden

The US military carried out retaliatory air strikes in Iraq after a drone attack earlier by Iran-aligned terrorists that left one US service member in critical condition, and two others wounded.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByREUTERS