Stephen Kalin

Iraq’s Parliament voted in a new government led by Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi, six months after elections that plunged the country’s politics into gridlock as tensions between the U.S. and Iran tipped into war. Zaidi is a little-known tycoon who owns a bank that the U.S. Treasury banned from dolla

The conflict has hurt countries up and down the Gulf—but few as much as Kuwait.

Security forces are on high alert as Mecca prepares for millions of pilgrims at the annual Hajj, including Iranians, amid a war that has drawn the two nations into direct conflict.

Security forces are on high alert as Mecca prepares for millions of pilgrims at the annual Hajj, including Iranians, amid a war that has drawn the two nations into direct conflict.

The president has linked normalization of ties to an Iran deal, but conditions aren’t ripe for that to happen.

The third strike on the tiny Gulf state in about a week escalated the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz to more sensitive targets.

At least 10 people were killed after Kyiv was hit with ballistic and cruise missiles as well as waves of drones over several hours.

Kyiv was hit with ballistic and cruise missiles as well as waves of drones over several hours.

Businesses and governments are struggling to determine who will shoulder the costs of protecting critical infrastructure.

Saleh al-Batati, Stephen Kalin Tit-for-tat attacks between Yemen and Saudi Arabia threaten to scuttle a yearslong truce, expand the war in