By Belkis Wille, for Just Security . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News .
Iraq has long been caught in a tug-of-war between its allies Iran and the US, rendered rockier by Washington’s “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran since 2018. In a new escalation, US Secretary of …
Isabelle Stevens waited in her car to pick up her husband from his second deployment during their five-year marriage. High school sweethearts since she was 15, Stevens said they were three semesters …
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif on Saturday called for the protection of diplomatic installations in Iraq as he hosted his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Tehran. The top diplomats …
The Iraqi Kurdistan government is warning of mounting ethnic tensions in the country’s disputed territories, saying that Kurdish families are being forcibly evicted from their homes by Arab settlers …
The State Department official said that the US was working to secure financial support for Iraq from the international community and various private-sector businesses. But “the presence of …
Pompeo’s demand creates a stark dilemma for Iraq’s new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who until now had been a Trump administration favorite. The Iraqi leader wants to curb Iran’s proxy forces, …
The Pentagon’s top officer in the Middle East confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. will cut the number of troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 in the coming weeks.