U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face ...

Iraq looms as a complex test for the new Trump administration. Will it be a hawk that pries loose a weakened Iran's grip or an isolationist that withdraws the remaining American troops ...

With Iranian influence waning in the Middle East, the Iraqi government wants armed groups, including factions within the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), to lay down their arms and ...

Despite Iraq’s vast reserves of (associated) natural gas, the country has long been dependent on Iranian gas supplies.

Above all, there is the Iran problem: Tehran exerts tremendous political pressure on its fellow Shiites in Iraq, and the strongest militias are Iranian proxies.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own ...

Throughout his administration, President Joe Biden has also ordered several rounds of airstrikes against Iran-backed groups participating in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq operating on behalf of ...

In response to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Iran intensified its defense efforts, investing heavily in advanced missile systems, drones and fortified infrastructure. These experiences have ...