Why powerful pro-Tehran militias in Iraq stayed quiet amid Iran conflict As the U.S. struck Iran, the prospect for retaliation was running high in neighboring Iraq, where American and Iranian ...

As the U.S. struck Iran, the prospect for retaliation was running high in neighboring Iraq, where American and Iranian interests exist in close proximity.

The regime’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was praised by some analysts for cannily allowing the pro-Tehran militias to grow while keeping Iran out of any direct conflict.

Where have pro-Iran militias targeted U.S. troops? Iran backs Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, and Hezbollah, the militant group and political party based in Lebanon.

President Donald Trump will wait another two weeks before deciding whether or not to intervene in Israel's war with Iran in the hope of a peace-deal being brokered in the Middle East before then.

The secretary general of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades — one of the largest pro-Iranian militias in Iraq — asserts that “Iran does not need military support from anyone to deter the Zionist ...

In October 2024, two Israeli soldiers (IDF) were killed in a drone strike launched by pro-Tehran militias.

Several of the Iran-backed militia groups operating in Iraq are set to demilitarize for the first time to avoid conflict with the US following President Trump's threats to Tehran's proxies, senior ...

It was meant to sound devastating, and likely felt so to the pro-Iranian militia on the receiving end. But Friday night’s airstrikes against over 80 targets inside Iraq and Syria were — so far ...

The United States intended to send a strong message to Iran with strikes against pro-Tehran militia groups in Syria that had targeted American troops – while seeking to avoid a dangerous ...