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, and...
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.
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...
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...
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 against...
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...
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 — is now in full...
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 anyone...
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.