Thousands of Iraqis are converging on a landmark Baghdad central square to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike …
Baghdad procession marks anniversary of Iran general’s death
A mock funeral procession in Iraq has marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. drone strike near Baghdad that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and top Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-M …
Iran’s foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel “trap” to provoke war
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday not to be “trapped” by an alleged Israeli plan to provoke a war through attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq.
After pardon for massacre in Iraq, Blackwater guard says he did nothing wrong: ‘I didn’t shoot at anybody that wasn’t shooting at me’
Pack your stuff.’” Trump’s final acts in office, wiping away their convictions in a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians. Even for a president who has …
Israel may provoke war with attacks on US troops in Iraq: Iran
A lot of muscle-flexing was observed from Iran on January 2, 2021, just a day before completion of one year to assassination to top Iran commander Qassem Soleimani. On January 3, 2020 Soleimani was ki …
Israel may try to provoke war with attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq – Iran’s Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday accused Israel of trying to provoke a war by planning attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq.
U.S., Iraq Warn Iran Against Attacks
Iranian-backed militias are urging violence against Americans to mark the anniversary of last year’s drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Tehran’s top military leaders.
Mine found on hull of oil tanker off the coast of Iraq
Attacks on vessels in the Gulf and the Red Sea have been rife as tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Oil Tanker Near Iraq Finds Mine on Hull as Gulf Risks Mount
An oil tanker off the coast of Iraq discovered a mine attached to its hull, the latest incident highlighting the risk to ships in the waters near the Arabian peninsula.
Syria: dozens killed in Isis bus attack
Assault reportedly targeted Syrian regime soldiers returning to their posts in Deir ez-Zor, near Iraq border …