Iraq is more dependent on oil income than any other Gulf nation. Because of lower oil prices and lower oil demand the Iraqi GDP shrank eleven ten percent in 2020. The monthly government payroll is …
U.S., Iran Both Lean on Europe As Iraq Attack Sharpens Nuclear Deal Standoff
The JCPOA European signatories could serve as a referee for a simultaneous U.S. and Iranian return to the nuclear deal.
Erbil Attacks Part of Iran’s ‘Opening Overture’ To Biden | Opinion
The attack on U.S. facilities at the airport in Erbil is the Iraqi Shiite militias’ way of saying hello to the Biden administration. The militias don’t do subtlety. Fourteen rockets were launched from …
To save Iraq from economic collapse and fight ISIS, contain Iran’s proxies
There are two underlying challenges that makes ISIS capable of carnage and launching a resurgence: Iraq’s desperate need for an economic revival and the threat from Shiite militia groups.
I’m an Iraq War veteran and a hardcore wargamer. Here’s what’s wrong with ‘Six Days In Fallujah’
I thought the controversial first-person survival/shooter game Six Days in Fallujah was dead over a decade ago. At the time, I felt its cancellation was good riddance to bad rubbish. But today I …
Biden administration warns of consequences for deadly Iraq attack
The State Department vowed on Wednesday that there will be consequences for those behind the deadly rocket attack in northern Iraq.
U.S. says there will be consequences for culprits of Iraq rocket attack
The United States on Wednesday vowed to impose consequences on the perpetrators of the rocket attack in northern Iraq which killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. service member.
‘Wake up call’: Deadly Iraq rocket attack puts pressure on US
Rocket barrage launched from inside Iraq’s Kurdish region raises questions about who is responsible and how Biden will respond. Sulaimaniyah, Iraq – It was the most serious attack on the US-led …
U.S. Base Attack Forces Joe Biden to Juggle Retaliation With Iran Nuclear Deal Hopes
One civilian contractor was killed and several Americans wounded in Tuesday’s rocket attack in Iraq, which was claimed by an Iran-linked militia.
U.S. Forces in Iraq Hit by Rockets, Contractor Killed
A rocket attack on U.S.-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor on Monday and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said, in the deadliest such attack in almost a …