Jane Arraf
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- Attacks flare between the U.S. and Iran after a monthlong pause
- U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree
- Syria's breakaway Kurds relinquish autonomy and rejoin the country
- Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
- Gulf countries race to build new oil pipelines as alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz
- Iraq's PM faces tough challenges after promising to disarm Iran-backed militias
- Iraq's new prime minister promises Trump he'll disarm Iran-backed militias
- Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage