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IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US annual inflation climbed to 4.2% in May, reaching its highest level in three years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednes…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — MEXICO CITY — Mexico has deployed roughly 100,000 army, police and private security personnel across the capital ahead of Thursday's FIFA World Cup openin…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that strikes on Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations and surveillance radars near the Strait o…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — A US official told the New York Times that American forces intercepted all Iranian attacks on US bases in the region, reporting no casualties …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers approved a security and law enforcement cooperation agreement with Spain during its fifth regular session of the year, chaired…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. military launched a second wave of airstrikes against Iranian territory on Wednesday in retaliation for the downing of an Apache heli…
IraqHORMOZGAN, Iran — Iranian state television reported that US strikes targeted two water reservoirs in the Bimani area of the Sirek region, resulting in drinking water outa…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Washington to withdraw its forces from the region following US strikes near the Strait of Horm…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Baghdad rescued a woman born in 2003 and her infant born in 2023 after the two jumped into the Tigris River from the Republic Bridge in…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Ziyadi is expected to address a potential increase of Iraqi oil exports to the United States by 500,000 barrels per day …
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a "decisive response" to recent US strikes has been launched, in what appeared to be Tehran's …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has issued a divani order covering a series of senior administrative appointments and transfers across the M…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A passport office officer was killed in an armed altercation in Abu al-Khasib district, south of Basra, a local security source said on Wednesday. The sour…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is using a delaying tactic in nuclear deal negotiations and that the United States will strike Iran agai…
IraqThe United States military has conducted strikes on targets inside Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. The operation, ordered by President Donald Trump, was launched…
IraqBELFAST, Northern Ireland — Violence broke out in parts of Belfast following reports that a migrant had assaulted a citizen in an alleged attempt to behead the person. Po…
IraqU.S. military forces carried out defensive strikes in Iran on Monday, according to U.S. Central Command, in response to the downing of an American Apache helicopter near …
IraqU.S. Vice President James David Vance said details of a potential nuclear agreement with Iran could be finalized before the midterm elections. Speaking with CBS News, Van…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A short film competition organized in Baghdad has drawn attention to environmental challenges facing Iraq's Ahwar regions, organizers said. The "Young Ey…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iranian military officials said Tuesday they did not carry out any attack operation in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, denying in…
