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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...
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...
Iran tried to kill Netanyahu’s son, Israeli PM says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, at a dinner in Washington in memory of Senator Lindsey...
Iranian drones attack Masrour Barzani’s office in Iraqi Kurdistan
Masrour Barzani, the caretaker Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, June 10, 2026. Photo: Barzani's Press Office. ERBIL,— Explosive...
Strait of Hormuz to be declared US territory soon, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump, July 27, 2026. Photo: The White House. WASHINGTON,— U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would...
Iraj, legendary Iranian singer dies at age 94
Iraj, legendary Iranian singer, 2016. Photo: Creative Commons/wikipedia. TEHRAN,— Legendary Iranian singer Hossein Khajeh Amiri, widely known by his stage name...
Iran appoints Mohsen Rezaei to lead supreme security body
Adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mohsen Rezaei attends a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who...
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey sign joint defense agreement in Mecca
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a...
US lifts Fly Baghdad sanctions, once linked to Iran’s IRGC
A Fly Baghdad Boeing 737-700 at Istanbul Airport, Turkey in 2023. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia. WASHINGTON,— The U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday that...
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