In Basra, southern Iraq, daily routines go on under the weight of the Iran war, as workers unload cargo at Umm Qasr Port and operations slow at the nearby Zubair oil field. At the Shalamcheh border ...

Shia Muslims were oppressed by Iraq's Baathist regime for more than 30 years and excluded from the highest ranks of power. They make up the majority of Iraq's population - accounting for as much as 60 ...

Trade is trickling through the vital artery connecting the Persian Gulf and the world, creating an economic shock thousands ...

Existing pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz can replace at most 28% of the 20 million barrels per day that normally ...