Tallha Abdulrazaq

For the sake of its people, Iraq must remain neutral in US-Iran standoff

Iraq is far too fragile to find itself on a collision course with the US, for the sake of Iran.

Neither the US nor Iran are good guys in Iraq

Both Washington and Tehran have embarked on reckless foreign policies in Iraq, which deny Baghdad sovereignty and have led to constant instability.

Is the death of Iran's Soleimani a game changer for the Middle East?

The Iranian general was the key figure in stretching Tehran's influence across the Middle East. His death will be a bitter blow for the country's regional ambitions.

Is this the beginning of the end for US influence in Iraq?

Iranian backed militias seem just as powerful as they did before this latest escalation as demonstrated by the ongoing crisis at the US embassy in Baghdad.

No one should be surprised when Iraq kills its own people

More than 500 Iraqi protesters have been killed by security services and militias with little indication that those responsible will be brought to justice.

UAE spy programme is counter-democracy not counterterrorism

The recent investigation exposing the UAE's cyber-surveillance program fits in neatly with the country's quest to silence democratic actors across the Middle East.

‘Muhasasa’ and the scourge of divide and rule in Iraq

The resignation of Iraq's prime minister will not send protesters home as long as the political system remains intact. So what exactly is this 'system' and why do so many Iraqis blame it for their problems?

Tehran is literally getting away with murder in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

Iran's leadership needs to be held to account for its brutal response to protests in Iran, and in those countries where it exercises influence through proxies.

Let’s stop pretending Iran is anything but an imperialist power

The leaked Iranian cables show that Iran has outmanoeuvred the US in Iraq, but the tragedy is that Iraqis are perpetual victims of imperialism.

Civil disobedience, not terrorism, is the biggest threat to Iraq’s elites

Iraq's ruling elite fear the unity of the Iraqi people because it directly undermines their divisive rule.

Iraqi blood spilled in Karbala for the sake of Iran

Iraqi demonstrators are being killed in the streets for demanding an end to a corrupt status quo propped installed by the US and propped up by Iran.

Killing Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi is just the start of the battle

Killing the leader of the most brutal terror organisation is a symbolic blow but the breeding grounds for the group's ideology thrive.