A series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The conflict has flared again over the past week, as the US has pounded Iran while Tehran has attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US assets and allies in the region. The strait, a crucial passage for the world’s energy supplies, is at the centre of the latest...
Ali al-Zaidi will hold talks with senior Iranian officials on cooperation, shared interests and security.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaid is visiting Tehran after a high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump.
A US soldier has been killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian downed drone.
The US military on Sunday reported the death of another US soldier, bringing the total US military death toll in the Iran war to 17. In a post on social media, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said a soldier was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second soldier sustained minor injuries and is continuing to receive medical treatment, it said. This came a day after the US military reported that two...
Deal with Chevron aims to rebuild a crude oil pipeline that runs from Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk to Syria's Baniyas.
Iraqi authorities say they seized the equivalent of $19 million in cash and several kilograms of gold jewelry
Verified eyewitness video captures multiple aerial interceptions over Erbil, Iraq
The Iraqi PM visited the White House to deepen economic ties, as Iraq-based allies of Iran threatened to fight the US.
Al-Zaidi’s Washington visit exposed the pressure reshaping Baghdad’s politics, security and economy.
US President Donald Trump and Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House pledging to deepen economic ties.
The remains of Iran's late supreme leader are transported to Najaf and Karbala, as funeral ceremonies continue for a fifth day.
Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.
Funeral processions for Iran's late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.
Iraqi oil stranded by the Middle East conflict has escaped the Persian Gulf over the past ten days as transit via the Strait of Hormuz eased during an uneasy US-Iran ceasefire. Vessels carrying about 14 million barrels of Iraqi oil exited the Gulf in the latter part of June and are now carrying crude to buyers in Asia, Europe and the US, according to tanker tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That is the equivalent of about 1.4 million barrels a day over the 10-day period. All cargoes loaded...
A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests.
New PM Ali al-Zaidi's arrest of 47 officials is welcome, but the rot runs through the system that put him in power.