The Iranian regime spent decades building the Axis of Resistance, a coalition of anti-Western militias that extended Tehran’s influence deep into the Arab world. But what takes years to build can collapse seemingly overnight.

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina shared the message "Make Iraq Great Again!" The congressman has indicated that Iran controls Iraq.

To confront Iran’s growing nuclear capabilities, the Trump administration restored maximum pressure on Tehran earlier this month.

Iran and Turkey have summoned each other’s diplomats for discussions, officials said Tuesday, after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan criticized Tehran’s policy of supporting militias in Syria and elsewhere.

Oil futures rose modestly as the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Iran and Iraq offered a commitment to compensate for overproduction of its OPEC+ quotas in recent months.

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.

Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, says the Iranian regime uses the Iraqi oil industry to evade U.S. sanctions. Jafarzadeh advises the Trump administration to readdress its policy toward Iraq as a way to cut off financial resources to Iran.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's top leaders aligned positions on issues around Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Tehran on Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

In this photo released by, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during their meeting in Tehran, Iran,

Abdullah Al-Yazidi earned Qatar's Al-Sadd a 1-1 draw with Al-Wasl in Dubai in the first leg of their Asian Champions League Elite last 16 clash on Monday as Al-Nassr, missing Cristiano Ronaldo, were held to a 0-0 draw by Iran's Esteghlal in Tehran.

Despite rising antisemitism and diminishing tolerance, Iran's Jewish community maintains a strong sense of cultural pride and national identity, according to David Nissan, an Iran expert and former Israeli intelligence officer who was born and raised in Tehran.