Tehran's foreign minister Zarif reacts with fury to Trump warning of 'heavy price' if US troops targeted again

The question of succession after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani gains added importance for an Iraq deeply embroiled in US-Iranian tensions and gripped by anti-government protests

Zarif claims 'cowardly' killing of Soleimani backfired, served as 'the beginning of the end of the US in the region'; says Pompeo sent Tehran 'inappropriate,' threatening letter

Reuters says Lebanon-based Iranian proxy is helping to fill the void left by US assassination of one Tehran's most important generals

Iraq remains highly dependent on Iranian natural gas to meet electricity demands, the lack of which has led to destabilizing protests in the past; no comment from US officials

Asked whether Patriot batteries could've stopped Iranian missile strike on Ain al-Asad base, US military chief replies 'that's what they're designed to do'

President Barham Saleh threatens to unilaterally appoint a new premier if a 'consensus candidate' is not named by Saturday

US secretary of state calls on Iraqi government to better protect American facilities as protests against Baghdad and US troops continue and fears of a wider conflict smolder

CNN visits al-Asad airbase, says Iraqis gave advance warning of attack; some forces evacuated, while others took shelter in bunkers well before first missiles slammed into site

State Department says two sides should instead talk about how to 'recommit' to their partnership; thousands protest in Baghdad and beyond, calling on both US and Iran to leave