An Iraqi militia commander said Thursday the United States would be “humiliated” if it attacks Iran, even as Baghdad sought to convey that embassies in the country are safe amid rising tensions with ...

Iraq and the UAE are fast-tracking alternative pipelines to reduce dependency on the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively shut. Oil comprised over half of Iraq's GDP in 2025 as the country ...

Twenty hours on a bus, a charter plane out of the Middle East, and a one-off game carrying the expectations of 48 million people: Iraq’s journey to the 2026 World Cup was not for the faint-hearted.

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Despite an ongoing ceasefire, the conflict that has shaken the Middle ...

Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base. By Erika Solomon and ...

Iraqi military officers during an operation in the desert southwest of Najaf. (Iraq Ministry of Defense) “If the circulating press reports about the establishment of a secret military base in the ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is urging the Iraqi government to break with Tehran-backed militia groups and has sanctioned Iraqi officials over their ties with Iran, following more than 600 attacks against ...

The death of Kosovo Albanian liberation strategist Fehmi Agani in May 1999 remains shrouded in mystery. His son and a fellow passenger on the train that almost took him to freedom recall the moments ...

Iraq’s oil exports have collapsed by up to 80% due to the Hormuz disruption, creating a severe fiscal crisis for an oil-dependent economy. A reopened Iraq–Syria border route offers a temporary ...

Iraq's parliament voted Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi, a political official with one of the country's two main Kurdish parties, as president, five months after a parliamentary election that didn't ...

The U.S. Embassy in Iraq has warned Americans to leave the country as soon as possible over threats from militias aligned with Iran to carry out imminent attacks in Baghdad over the next two days.