Iraq
Syria’s oil corridor plans take shape as Trump looks beyond Hormuz - analysis
Syria is positioning itself as a potential energy corridor to the Mediterranean, with new deals involving gas fields and growing cooperation between international energy firms and Iraq’s oil sector.
Iranian-backed militia Badr admits it killed, wounded thousands of protesters in Iraq in 2019
Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan aim to transform Iraq into buffer zone, spread war - analysis
Iraqi militias raise new conditions for disarmament, Iraq takes 'wait-and-see' approach - analysis
UN chief visit to Syria seen by Damascus as key step towards reconstruction after war - analysis
UN Chief António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first visit by a UN chief in 17 years, pledging support as Syria seeks reconstruction and renewed international ties.
Iran, uninterested in 'temporary deal' with US, rejects Iraqi-led ceasefire proposal - report
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had traveled to Tehran carrying the US-Iran ceasefire proposal, which Iranian officials said fails to address the question of control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Ex-IDF soldier convicted for using foreign passport to enter Iraq, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia
Prosecutors said 27-year-old Lior Matan Weinstein entered countries Israelis are barred by law from visiting without approval, admitted the facts in the indictment, and was convicted on Tuesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrives in Iran to meet with President Masoud Pezeshkian
Zaidi's visit also comes more than a week after he met with US President Donald Trump on July 14.
Iraqi PM Zaidi's meeting in Iran tests delicate balance between Washington and Tehran - analysis
The new Iraqi policies from Washington dovetail with Syria’s stability and new oil and energy deals that will see Iraq export oil through Syria.
Australia's 'Dr. Jihad' found in Iraqi prison 10 years after declared dead in ISIS siege - report
Tareq Kamleh was presumed to have been killed in Syria over a decade ago, but was actually being held in a high-security Baghdad prison, according to a report by The Australian.
Historic Trump-Aoun meeting showcases White House's new Middle East priorities - analysis
Trump's recent meeting with Aoun demonstrates a US commitment to brokering peace between Israel and Lebanon in the wake of the June Framework Agreement.
Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador
Over the last decade, Iraq has been weakened from within because of Iranian-backed militias. Some of the militias have historical ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran.
Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with UN refugee agency, sources say
The sources said that the agency had informed supporters that it could be placed on a US blacklist, ending funding, and that Washington could also withdraw from its governing Executive Committee.
One US service member killed in Iraq, unidentified remains of soldier found in Jordan, CENTCOM says
CENTCOM also announced that unidentified remains were located in Jordan on Sunday in the same locations where an Iranian strike killed two US service members on Saturday.
