Tag: Iraq
Iraqi leaders blame Israel, US for strikes on Shi’ite militias
Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned airstrikes carried out the day before on targets associated with paramilitary groups linked to Iran, Reuters reported.
According to the Popular Mobilization...
Jordan, Iraq sign nuclear energy agreement
Jordan and Iraq signed a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement on Saturday, according to reports in Jordanian media.
The protocol was signed by Jordan Atomic Energy Commission chairman Khaled Toukan and Iraqi Higher Education and Scientific Research...
Report: Israel attacked Iranian targets in Iraq with US and Russia permission
Israel bombed Iranian weapons warehouses in Iraq three times in recent weeks after reaching an understanding with the United States and Russia, the London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday.
Western diplomatic sources told the newspaper...
Iran continues efforts to surround Israel with missiles and hostile forces
Iran is facing severe economic pressure due to U.S. sanctions, yet recent reports indicate that the Islamic Republic is still investing significant resources in building up attack capabilities throughout the Middle East, with a...
Iraqi officials: Restoration of citizenship does not extend to Iraqi Jews living in Israel
Gen. Fadhi Alwan Kazem, head of the Citizenship Department in Iraq’s Ministry of Interior, said in a March 17 debate about citizenship for persecuted minorities that aired on Al-Iraqiya TV (Iraq) that Jews are...
Pompeo: Iran is ‘origin’ of threats against US in Iraq
In a press briefing on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq, reported Reuters.
After identifying Iran as the “origin” of threats against Americans in Iraq, Pompeo explained:...
Iraq and Afghanistan provide insights into US efforts to train Syrian, Kurdish forces
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedlyagreed this month to keep American soldiers in Syria indefinitely in order to prevent Iranian entrenchment there and to keep up the fight against Islamic State. Yet the Trump administration also...
Will Israel attack Iranian-backed forces in Iraq?
Situated in the cradle of human civilization, modern-day Iraq has been no stranger to gruesome bloodshed and violence in recent years. With the scourge of the Islamic State largely defeated, many hope that Iraq...
Trump administration’s clear message to Israel: ‘Please leave Iraq to us’
The United States warned Israel several weeks ago not to strike sites belonging to Iranian proxies in Iraq amid reports that Tehran deployed ballistic missiles capable of targeting Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to Israeli public...
US defense chief puts Iran on notice
With the European Union and Iran, which is behind a larger disinformation campaign than previously reported, recently pushing back against the United States reimposing sanctions on the regime earlier this month—lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, which...