Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has been asked by the United States to send a delegation to Baghdad to begin preparations for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq. The statement issued Friday from the office of the caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that the Prime Minister had telephoned...

The tensions between Iran and the United States stretch back decades, well predating the Trump administration. The most dangerous flash point has long been the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. So far, a full-scale conflict between the U.S. and its allies...