The 2,500 troops still on the ground are by and large a counter-terror force, focused on ISIS and al-Qaida activity in the country. That’s down from what was a multipurpose force in recent years, with ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq kills IS commander, a week after Baghdad suicide blasts
Iraq's prime minister says security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, a week after a rare, twin suicide bombing killed dozens in Baghdad ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq claims it killed ISIS deputy commander a week after dozens killed in Baghdad suicide attack
Iraqi security forces killed a top Islamic State commander in the country days after suicide bombings tore through the capital, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi said. ( read original story ...)
Former Obama aide to be tapped as Iran envoy, angering hawks
A top national security aide to former President Barack Obama is expected to be tapped as U.S. envoy for Iran this week, several people familiar with the matter said ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Iran diplomat says ‘window is closing’ for Biden to rejoin nuclear deal
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations tells USA TODAY the "window is closing" for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehran's deadline. ( read original story ...)
Iran says U.S., not Tehran, should act first to resolve nuclear deal row
The United States should act first by returning to world powers' 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that it ditched in 2018, the Iranian foreign minister tweeted on Thursday after Washington demanded Tehran ... ( read original story ...)
Iran disappointed over Biden administration’s refusal to lift sanctions
New US secretary of state says Tehran would first need to fully comply with 2015 nuclear deal ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey to receive remainder of second Sinovac vaccine consignment by on Friday
Turkey will receive the remaining portion of a second consignment of 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech by Friday morning, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam official says should prepare for scenario of 30,000 coronavirus cases – state TV
Vietnam should prepare for a scenario of up to 30,000 COVID-19 cases, state television said, citing the coronavirus taskforce chief, after the country reported its biggest daily number of new ... ( read original story ...)
Daniel Pearl: Pakistan’s top court rules to free men previously convicted of kidnapping and murdering Daniel Pearl
In April last year, a high court in Sindh province, where Karachi is located, overturned the convictions of three of the four men and reduced British national Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's sentence to ... ( read original story ...)