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'Flip the circuit breaker': Obama attacks Trump administration to boost Democrats in Michigan

We have never seen a president excel in straight-up grifting, on your dime, like this," Obama said. "Never seen a president so intent on selling favors like this..." said the former president.

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a “Get Out the Vote" rally in support of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on October 24, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) who became Iran's first Supreme Leader after the Islamic Revolution and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who offered the Shah of Iran to dispose of the cleric

From Saddam Hussein to Israel: How Iran's wars have divided a nation - analysis

Image Reboot: A female fighter from from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)  trains at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in Feb.

Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis

Security is stationed outside the US Embassy is seen in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026.

Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids


The hit that wasn’t: When Saddam Hussein offered to kill Khomeini and the Shah said no

This decision, made quietly, cautiously, and with the best of intentions, reshaped the fate of a nation and the entire region.

 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) who became Iran's first Supreme Leader after the Islamic Revolution and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who offered the Shah of Iran to dispose of the cleric

No Nukes: From the Begin Doctrine to the war with Iran - opinion

Israel's Begin Doctrine: “We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal. We will not allow any enemy to obtain weapons of mass destruction that can be turned against us.”

 ADDRESSING THE UN General Assembly in 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

This constitutes the most clear escalation of Israel considering assassinating Khamenei to date.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

From the ’91 scuds to the ’25 Iranian missiles: Israel’s arc of defense - analysis

The Gulf War exposed the country’s vulnerability to long-range missile fire and, more broadly, the emerging reality that future wars would target civilians as much as soldiers.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025.

Iraq’s new chapter: UNAMI’s exit and the battle for sovereignty - opinion

The remaining strength of pro-Iran interests in Iraq will be tested in the next parliamentary elections, slated for November 11, 2025.

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

In boost to Kurds, Iraq moves to recognize Halabja as a province – analysis

"We see this historic step as a long-awaited justice and a positive step towards achieving justice," said President Abdul Latif Rashid.

 A woman holds the flag of Kurdistan during the celebration of Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in Akra, Iraq March 20, 2025.

Back to Saddam Hussein: Israel's answer to Iran was invented in 1991- opinion

Those who thought the Sunday preemptive strike would end the fighting in the North are wrong.

Izzat al-Douri with late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

Iraqi school textbooks scrutinized over antisemitism, Shi’ization

Report by research institute Impact-SE highlights worrying trends in the former home of the longest-standing Jewish diaspora.

Shi’ite fighters pose with a black flag belonging to the Islamic State.

Iraq starts relocating Iranian Kurdish fighters from Iran border

Hussein said he would visit Tehran on Wednesday to deliver the message in person in the hopes that it would prevent any escalation on the border.

 A KURDISH Komala fighter looks toward the Iranian border.

Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army

Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.

 Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr protest inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq August 29, 2022.