Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf in Iraq for talks
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations with the United States to end the Middle East war, arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for talks. Ghalibaf will head "a high-level
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Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian airbase, drawing Turkish condemnation
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, called the strikes an "unnecessary escalation."
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Iran’s gutted ranks leave loyalists filling critical posts — with one glaring problem
Iran appoints IRGC veterans of the Islamic Revolution and Iran-Iraq War to top posts, raising questions about its shrinking circle of commanders.
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Large fire breaks out at fuel depot near Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah
At least 20 injured and dozens of fuel tankers destroyed as flames rip through warehouse near northern Kurdish city.
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18.08.2026
Anti-corruption raids in Baghdad as dozens of officials arrested
Iraq’s Integrity Commission seized of millions in cash and jewelry said to be linked to corruption charges.
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Clashes in Iraq’s Kut city during protests over power shortages
Protests over power shortages escalated in Kut, Iraq, as demonstrators demanded more electricity amid soaring heat.
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Twelve years after ISIL’s massacres, thousands of Yazidis seek justice
Iraq’s Yazidi community marked 12 years since ISIL’s assault on Sinjar, which the UN recognised as genocide.
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Iraqi Kurdish regional leader meets Syrian president in Damascus
Barzani meets Syria's al-Sharaa in Damascus to discuss SDF integration and Kurdish rights in post-Assad Syria.
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03.08.2026
Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq
US Central Command says proxy groups launched attacks against US bases and Saudi energy infrastructure.
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Iran hits US in Jordan, US-Saudi strikes on Iraq: Is war spreading?
The US says it intercepted an Iranian 'surprise attack' on US forces as fears rise of wider war.
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29.07.2026
Iraqi PM visits Turkiye to boost ties despite complex challenges
Discussions to focus on 'strategic cooperation', as well as issues related to security, water and the economy.
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Iraqi PM makes first official visit to Iran in bid to deepen ties
Ali al-Zaidi will hold talks with senior Iranian officials on cooperation, shared interests and security.
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23.07.2026
US service member killed during detonation of Iranian drone in Iraq
A US soldier has been killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian downed drone.
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20.07.2026
Iran war live: Ship ablaze in Hormuz Strait after attack; crew rescued
US forces attack Iran for ninth consecutive night as one US soldier killed in northern Iraq.
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20.07.2026
US soldier killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone
The death brings the number of US soldiers killed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran to 17.
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20.07.2026
Falling debris from intercepted Iranian strikes sparks fires in Kuwait
Moment a projectile struck a border area between Kuwait and Iraq, sparking a fire and sending thick smoke into the sky.
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17.07.2026
Syria seizes advanced weapons it says were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Hezbollah denies activity in Syria after interception of arms shipment including missiles, rockets and drones via Iraq.
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17.07.2026
Air defences intercept drones over Erbil, Iraq
Verified eyewitness video captures multiple aerial interceptions over Erbil, Iraq
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16.07.2026
How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act
The Iraqi PM visited the White House to deepen economic ties, as Iraq-based allies of Iran threatened to fight the US.
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15.07.2026
Iraq’s prime minister carries the title, but not the power
Al-Zaidi’s Washington visit exposed the pressure reshaping Baghdad’s politics, security and economy.
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15.07.2026