The brutal fight against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq four decades ago shaped Tehran’s approach to the recent war and guides its ...

In March 2003, the United States launched a full-scale invasion of Iraq, with a goal of toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime, ...

When the U.S. attacked Iran, many pointed to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq as a parallel. But it is important to stress the ...

Iran still has what it needs to build a nuclear weapon despite Trump’s airstrikes, and military hardliners are poised to gain ...

Possible precedents for an air occupation in Iran include Israel’s aerial dominance over Gaza and Lebanon, plus the U.S.-led ...

U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites sparked sharply divergent reactions. Those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan have a ...

Future conflicts may be decoupled from oil shocks, giving Western powers more freedom to engage politically in the region ...

Countries that aligned themselves with the US have used oil as a jump-start to global economic status. But those who resisted have seen destruction ...

The Trump administration, for its part, has emboldened Israel in its war in Gaza and threatened military strikes of its own ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries ...

This video compares three pivotal military campaigns the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war, the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and ...

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