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Kurdistan Region hopes for stability with new Iraq Prime Minister

Iraq’s prime minister is chosen by Shi’ite political parties to reflect the fact that Shi’ites are the largest group in Iraq, while the Kurds receive the presidency. 

New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026.
Oil barrels and several hundred dollars; Illustrative.

Iran’s poisoned chalice: can economic pressure end the regime? - opinion

SMOKE RISES from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan over 450 times since beginning of war

A protester holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the US embassy located in Baghdad's Green Zone, while riot police deploy to block their advance, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026.

Iraq under pressure to curb Iran-backed militias after Rubio call - analysis


Iraqi militias bombed by unmanned aircraft, one killed - security sources

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Iraqi security forces gather at a checkpoint as cars cross into the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. denies reports of secret meetings between U.S., Iran officials

The Iranian delegation included two officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iraj Masjedi, Iran's special envoy to Iraq.

IRAN AND Iraqi flags held aloft by a woman.

Iraqi army aims to integrate Iranian-backed militias

Under US pressure, Baghdad seeks control over powerful force in country

Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi meets Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Baghdad, Iraq March 11, 2019

Iraqi president: we cannot afford another conflict, enough is enough

"We do not want our territory to be a staging post for any hostile action against any of our neighbors, including Iran."

IRAQ’S PRESIDENT Barham Salih addresses a recent forum in Baghdad.

German FM in Baghdad to de-escalate U.S.-Iran tensions, save Iran deal

German Minister of Foreign Affairs Maas speaks at the Foreign Ministry in Iraq Dec. 17, 2018

Trade ties in focus as Iran's Rouhani begins Iraq visit

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018

Iran’s Zarif arrives in Iraq for 'new chapter' as Tehran cements Iraq-Iran alliance

Zarif describes Iran and Iraq as a beating heart of the region. “Without Iran and Iraq the region won’t be safe and stable,” he has said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

Russians won't be able to push Iran out of Syria, expert says

"I wouldn't trust the Russians as far as I could spit" says Philip Smyth.

   Members of a Shia militia guard a house in Iraq. The new NDAA warned about the presence of Iranian-backed militias

Iraqi airspace is open for Israel to strike Iran

Notwithstanding the continuous story of Israeli airstrikes on Iranian-affiliated targets across Syria, another interesting claim emerged in Iraqi media last week.

 Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets take part in a ceremony for newly graduated air force pilots at Hatzerim Air Base, June 28, 2010.

Report: After U.S. exits Syria, Iran removes military advisors from Iraq

"The US is reinforcing its bases and establishing new footholds."

Iran's ambassador to Iraq, Erg Masjedi, speaks during a news conference in Basra, Iraq September 11, 2018.