Iran’s Border With Iraq Is Over 900 Miles Long — Impossible to Fully Seal
The border between Iran and Iraq stretches approximately 906 miles across some of the most rugged, mountainous, and inhospitable terrain in the Middle...
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Iran Studied How Iraq and Afghanistan Fought the U.S. — And Prepared Accordingly
Iran did not simply watch the United States topple governments in Iraq and Afghanistan from the sidelines — it took notes, built a playbook,...
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Iran Is Larger Than Iraq and Afghanistan Combined by Population
The claim that Iran is larger than Iraq and Afghanistan combined by population is technically true, but just barely.
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The Yellow Ribbon Campaigns Are Starting Again — Just Like Iraq and Afghanistan
Yellow ribbon campaigns — those ubiquitous symbols of "supporting the troops" — are resurfacing across social media, car bumpers, and public discourse as...
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The Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria — None Had Formal Declarations of War
The United States has not issued a formal declaration of war since June 1942, when Congress declared war against Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania during...
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The Kurdish Region of Iraq Provided Intelligence Support for the Strikes — Then Got Hit by Iran
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq served as a critical intelligence partner for the United States in the lead-up to and during the military strikes...
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Iraq’s Shia Militias Receive Funding and Weapons From Iran — Both Are Now Under Threat
Iraq's Shia militias have long served as Iran's most powerful projection of force outside its own borders, receiving billions in funding and sophisticated...
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Iran’s Proxy Armies Span Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Gaza — All Now Scrambling
Iran's network of proxy armies — stretching from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza, and Shia militias in Iraq...
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Comparing Iran to Iraq or Afghanistan Isn’t a Perfect Analogy — But the Parallels Are Hard to Ignore
No, Iran is not Iraq, and it is not Afghanistan. The geography is different, the military is different, the political structure is different, and...
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The Lesson of Iraq Is That Military Victory Is Always the Easy Part
The lesson of Iraq, stated plainly, is that winning a war is not the same thing as winning a peace.
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Iraq’s Shia Population Was Supposed to Welcome Americans With Open Arms Too
No, they did not welcome Americans with open arms — and the fact that anyone in Washington is recycling this logic in 2026 should...
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The “Coalition of the Willing” for Iran Is Much Smaller Than It Was for Iraq
The so-called "coalition of the willing" that the Trump administration could assemble for military action against Iran is dramatically smaller than the...
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Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Could See Millions of Iranian Refugees
If the United States follows through on military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, neighboring countries could face a refugee crisis of...
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Republican Voters Who Opposed the Iraq War Are Uneasy About Iran
Republican voters who once backed the Iraq War — or watched its fallout reshape their party — are now sending a clear signal that...
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Iraq’s Post-War Lesson: Disbanding the Military Always Creates an Insurgency
When the United States disbanded Iraq's military in May 2003, it created exactly the insurgency that critics warned about — and the consequences stretched...
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Iraq’s Chaos After Saddam Shows Exactly What Happens Without Post-War Planning
What happens when the world's most powerful military topples a government and has no plan for the day after?
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Two PMF Members Killed and Three Injured in Israeli Strike Inside Iraq
Two members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces were killed and three others wounded when an Israeli missile struck PMF headquarters in the Jurf...
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Anti-War Movement Experiences Largest Mobilization Since the Iraq War
The claim that the anti-war movement has experienced its "largest mobilization since the Iraq War" following the February 28, 2026 US-Israeli strikes on...
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Iraq’s Government Calls for Immediate Ceasefire After Strikes Hit Iraqi Territory
Iraq's government has formally demanded an immediate ceasefire after US-Israeli military strikes hit targets on Iraqi soil, killing at least six fighters...
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This Was the Largest U.S. Military Buildup in the Middle East Since Iraq
In late January 2026, the United States began assembling its largest military force in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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