Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in photos

Recent days have seen a series of attacks across the Middle East, from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia bombing militias in Iraq to drones setting ships ablaze in Egypt. All seem related to the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, which is now focused on the Strait of Hormuz and intensifying once again. Iran supports armed groups across the Middle East that allow it to project power far beyond its borders. The U.S. has thousands of troops based in allied Arab countries that have been targeted. Each attack brings retaliation, making it even more difficult to wind down the five-month-old conflict.