Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US

Four days ago, Iraq ... but the US has restricted transfers to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in recent months due to concerns over money laundering and the flow of US dollars to Iran. Read More

Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement

Iraq’s Security Media Cell said the country’s air defense command had not detected ... The PMF is a coalition of primarily Shiite, Iran-backed armed groups designated as an “independent ... Read More

'We had enormous success in defeating Iran's attack': US defense chief

Iran's airborne attack against Israel was successfully defeated, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. "We began seeing the exceptional skill and professionalism of our forces after ... Read More

Reuters World News: Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push

Gulf Arab states are investing in Iraq as they seek to grow soft power in a country where Iran has unparalleled influence. And African and Caribbean nations are joining forces in the fight to ... Read More

Explosion rocks military base in Iraq housing Iranian-aligned forces

A powerful blast rocked a military base near Baghdad Friday housing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, which has close ties to Iran ... US Central Command told Bloomberg News. Read More

World Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran

Israel’s war cabinet has yet to say how it will respond to Iran’s assault. Far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have called for swift action. Read More

Iran-allied militia claims air strike hit base in Iraq

The US military denied ... The strike in Iraq comes amid high tensions in the region as the conflict between Iran and Israel threatens to spill over into all-out war. Israel carried out an attack ... Read More

Iran Defends 'Right to Self-Defense' Over Israel Attack

Explosions are seen in the skies over Tel Aviv amid an attack from Iran on April ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported Wednesday, in the aftermath of the attack, that Chief of the General ... Read More

Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon reopen airspace closed over Iran attack on Israel

Iraq has reopened its airspace after suspending flights due to Iran's drone ... had flown over the autonomous Kurdish region overnight. In Jordan, civil aviation commission chief Haitham Misto ... Read More

Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement

Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they are investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied ... party. Iraq’s Security Media ... Read More