The recent bust of a major fraud and smuggling network at one of Iraqi Kurdistan’s border crossings has drawn attention to the power wielded by Iran in that area, both on the local economy and on …
Maximum pressure is keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria
If President Trump is serious in his quest to end Washington’s military involvement in Iraq and Syria, he needs to reevaluate his maximum pressure strategy against Tehran.
The Latest: Iraq Tells UN It Needs Help to Fight the Virus
The chairman of Bosnia’s three-member presidency is urging the world’s nations at their first virtual U.N. meeting to make a coronavirus vaccine available to all of mankind.
US Charges Two over Alleged Bribery in Iraq
Two individuals have been charged with bribery offenses in connection with Department of Defense contracts as part of the Fraud Section’s ongoing efforts to combat corruption and fraud in contracting …
In Lebanon, Iraq, top clerics call for Iran’s proxies to be disbanded
Rai, Iraqi Grand Shia Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani became the second top cleric to call for disbanding Iranian proxies across the Middle East and restoring state sovereignty. Following his meeting with UN …
Trade Bank of Iraq names New Chairman
By John Lee. The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has announced that Salem Chalabi [Salem Jawad Abdul Hadi Al-Jalabi] has taken over as the company’s Chairman and President with immediate effect. Prime …
Watch live: Afghan, Ukraine, Saudi, Iraq leaders speak at U.N. General Assembly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani are among the leaders who will speak Wednesday at the 75th United Nations General Assembly.
Four decades later, veterans of the Iran-Iraq war still can’t forget
Forty years ago began one of the most devastating episodes in modern Middle East history: the Iran-Iraq war. The brutal conflict was initiated by Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein, who was supported by …
Iran victims of Iraq gas attack fight for recognition
Iraq’s June 28, 1987, gas attack on Sardasht, a Kurdish town in northwestern Iran, is considered to be the first time chemical weapons deliberately targeted civilians in an urban area. “The dead and …
In Lebanon, Iraq, top clerics call or Iran’s proxies to be disbanded
Rai, Iraqi Grand Shia Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani became the second top cleric to call for disbanding Iranian proxies across the Middle East and restoring state sovereignty. Following his meeting with UN …