Iraq News

US revokes visa of former Iraqi minister after watchlist listing

The US has revoked an award-winning former Iraqi minister’s visa after the FBI placed her on a ‘terrorism watchlist'.

US anti-Iranian sanctions to tell negatively on region — top Iraqi, Omani diplomats

Foreign Ministers Fuad Hussein of Iraq and Badr al-Busaidi of Oman emphasized the importance of holding emergency meetings of the countries concerned to discuss ways to address the dangerous developments and limit their…

Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage

Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.

Iraq may show how U.S. can squeeze Iran’s trade partners

Iraq, which has more than $100 billion in reserves held in the U.S., is a rare ally of both Washington and Tehran.

US starts returning staff to Middle East missions after Iran war evacuations, sources say

US President Donald Trump’s administration is starting to send staff back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated ‌or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told…

Satellite Image Shows Surge in Iraq’s Persian Gulf Oil Loadings

Oil loadings from Iraq’s export installations in the Persian Gulf jumped on Monday with seven tankers collecting the nation’s cargoes, the latest sign that regional flows might be climbing.

Iraq may show how U.S. can squeeze Iran's trade partners

DUBAI, Aug 25 - Iraq could serve as an example of how the United States could carry out its threat to force countries that continue trading with Iran out of the dollar-based financial system.

Reader Q&A: ask international correspondent Luke Harding a question now

The Guardian’s senior international reporter Luke Harding will be answering your questions live from 1pm BST. Ask him about his new book on Trump and Putin, the state of the war in Ukraine, or his career reporting from K…

Muslims celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

Muslims in Iraq, Libya and Morocco gathered for Mawlid al-Nabi, marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

US envoy clarifies Golan Heights comments after contradicting Trump

Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Sunday walked back comments he made last week suggesting that Israel “still” occupies the Golan Heights in violation of Un…

Top Iraqi diplomat meets with Rosoboronexport CEO, military cooperation service chief

Fuad Hussein welcomed the Russian delegation, stressing the importance of ties between Iraq and Russia

Iraq's Australian coach Arnold renews contract for six months

Hormuz Oil Flows Are Going Strong as War Drags On

The UAE, Iraq, Kuwait and now Saudi Arabia all appear to be sneaking barrels across the crucial waterway to global markets.

Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Aug 22 - Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Sat…

Iran to look at lifting restrictions on Iraqi tankers in Hormuz Strait

Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi asked the Iranian authorities to grant Iraq a "special status" regarding oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz

Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts

Decentralised power can give communities the means to sustain themselves rather than wait for change to come from above.

Iran labels new US sanctions ‘unjust’

Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week. “We must plan for the unjust san…

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US Army is phasing out its futuristic drone and robot assault battalion, as part of a 'back-to-basics' approach

The US Army is phasing out its relatively new drone and robot assault battalion The change is part of a "back-to-basics" push from acting chief of staff of the Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve The battalion will "refocus on…

Iran supports Iraq’s plan to control armed groups’ weapons — Majlis speaker

Qasim Al-Aboudi added that Tehran "is committed to the security agreements concluded between the two countries"