Middle East


Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiver

 Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.

Iraq, Turkey discuss protocol to keep oil exports flowing, Iraqi foreign ministry says

 TURKEY-IRAQ-KURDS-MILITARY-DRILL A photographer takes pictures as soldiers stand next to tanks bearing Turkish and Iraqi flags during a joint military exercise near the Turkish-Iraqi border at Silopi district in Sirnak on September 26, 2017.

Khamenei lies in state in Tehran as Iran begins week of funeral ceremonies

Mourners carry a coffin during a symbolic funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Najaf, Iraq March 3, 2026.