Welcome to Al-Monitor's series on Middle Eastern powers and their efforts to influence US policy.

The series tracks the players (lobbyists and public relations firms), their targets in Congress and the US government, as well as their track record. Just click on one of the countries/regions named on the map to get started. The entry for Iraq also lets you select the Kurdistan Regional Government. Countries not labeled on the map above have no registered lobbyists.

The series was last updated in December 2015.