US EditionIraq Treads a Tightrope to Avoid Spillover From Israel-Iran Conflict
- The escalating war between Israel and Iran in mid-2025 has placed Iraq in a precarious position amid growing military threats and regional tensions.
- This conflict worsened pressures on Iraq, which faces internal divisions, Iran-backed militias calling for U.S. troop withdrawal, and diplomatic challenges to its airspace sovereignty.
- Turkey is managing fallout from the war with border security tightening, growing public resentment due to refugee flows, economic strain, and concerns over diplomatic reset with the U.S.
- Kentucky representatives remain divided, with Thomas Massie opposing U.S. military involvement and Andy Barr supporting congressional authorization to assist Israel and providing maximum negotiating leverage to President Trump.
- The conflict threatens to destabilize Iraq’s fragile recovery, intensify regional proxy conflicts, and complicate U.S. policy as all sides weigh the risks of deeper military engagement.
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Iran-Israel war 'reaching point of no return'
ISTANBUL: The escalating Iran-Israel confrontation is quickly reaching "the point of no return", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, as Washington mulled the prospect of entering the war. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Israel is now fighting against Hamas and Iran. Tehran's rocket arsenal was probably severely decimated – but the Israeli interception shield could also reach borders. An overview of the military situation.
BBC World Service - Newshour, Will the US get directly involved against Iran?
Will the US get directly involved in Israel's military campaign against Iran? We hear from former CIA director and US commander in Afghanistan and Iraq, General David Petraeus. Also: low attendance and low morale at FIFA's Club World Cup; and mounds of clothing turn up in protected conservation sites in Ghana, (Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. flag is raised on a new flagpole installed on the South Lawn of the White House in …
Kentucky congressmen divided on potential U.S. involvement in Middle East conflict
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, there are growing signs that the United States could enter the conflict.Representative Thomas Massie of Northern Kentucky has taken a clear stance against U.S. involvement. On X, he said that he introduced the Iran War Powers Resolution to "prohibit U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war.""This is not our war. Even if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution," Massie state…
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