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Iraqi Politics
US withdrawal leaves KRG scrambling to appease Iran
President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, right, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Tehran, Iran, July 3...
US forces complete withdrawal from Iraq after 20 years
U.S. soldiers are seen during a handover ceremony of Taji military base from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces,...
Iraq Doesn’t Govern. It Distributes
A man holds money at a foreign currency exchange market in Baghdad, Iraq, December 20, 2020. Photo: Reuters Iraq Is...
Iraqi Kurdistan airports suspend Iranian flights amid US sanctions
An Iranian AVA Airlines aircraft at Najaf International Airport, Iraq, September 24, 2026. Photo: Najaf airport/via iKurd.net ERBIL,— Erbil and...
Najaf airport still open to Iranian flights despite U.S. sanctions
Live data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking service, showed an Iranian aircraft, AVA Airlines flight AXV9243, in the air heading from...
Turkey to hand over military base in northern Iraq to Baghdad under new deal
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York City, US, September 23, 2026....
Iraq halts Iranian flights to Baghdad after US sanctions threat: sources
An Iranian Mahan Air plane. Photo: Creative Commons/Kursat Kuzu/pexels BAGHDAD,— Iraq has ordered a halt to Iranian flights into Baghdad...
When oil dies, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Libya fall first: report
A worker at Zubair oil field near Basra, Iraq, March 28, 2026. Photo: AP ERBIL,— A new report warns that...
Kurdistan rejects Baghdad figure, insists on 14.14% budget share
The emblem of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), 2026. Photo: KRG/via iKurd.net KRG to Baghdad: 14.14%, Not 12.68% ERBIL,— The...
Using Iraq’s state property to pay debt threatens future generations: expert
Central Bank of Iraq, Baghdad, August 15, 2023. Photo: Reuters BAGHDAD,— An economic expert cautioned Tuesday that the Iraqi government's...
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