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Iranians gather in Tehran's Enghelab Square to watch and celebrate the country's ballistic missile retaliation against Israel, following Israeli strikes on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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One by one, Iran's allies fall silent in Israel's new war

Iran spent decades propping up militias and regimes across the region as its first line of defence, but now finds itself alone after they were weakened

The New Arab Staff
17 June, 2025
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If Gaza deal collapses, Iraq's militias may resume attacks

Dana Taib Menmy
11 February, 2025
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Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons: FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 January, 2025
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Iran does 'not have or need regional proxy forces': Khamenei

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a briefing at the US Embassy headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, December 13, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Blinken presses Iraq on Iran-backed groups, seeing Syria window

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
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Iraq on high alert in anticipation of Israeli attacks

Dana Taib Menmy
01 October, 2024
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Kurdistan on high alert over retaliation after Haniyeh killing

Dana Taib Menmy
02 August, 2024
Members of Iraq's PMF march in a symbolic funerary parade in Baghdad on 29 June, 2021, in remembrance of those killed in a recent US raid. [Getty]
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Iraq holds US-led coalition responsible for airstrike on PMF

Dana Taib Menmy
31 July, 2024
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Tension grips Iraq's Babylon after Sadrist activist killed

Dana Taib Menmy
20 February, 2024
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Iraqi militias ease US attacks on request of Iran commander

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2024
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Iraq's parliament to draft law for US coalition troop exit

Dana Taib Menmy
11 February, 2024
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Pro-Iran militias want to move arms into Iraq govt bases

The New Arab Staff
04 February, 2024
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After Iraq, Syria hits, US 'will not strike Iran' – for now

The New Arab Staff
03 February, 2024
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Iran Guard among three dead in Israel strikes in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2024
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US says Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out attack on base in Jordan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2024
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US says it carried out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2024
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US drone crashes in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 January, 2024
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Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces but no deadline set: PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2024
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Who was Abu Taqwa, the Iraq militia head assassinated by US?

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2024
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Iraq moving to end presence of US-led coalition troops: PM

Dana Taib Menmy
28 December, 2023
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Riyadh ready to help Iran if proxies de-escalate over Gaza

The New Arab Staff
30 November, 2023