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Kataib Hezbollah calls on supporters to prepare for conflict with Israel

The statement is the latest example of how Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are continuing to threaten Israel, the US, and the region.

Reported footage of Iranian security forces suppressing the Iranian protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (C) inspects a guard of honour during the Army Day celebrations, marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of Iraqi army, at Military College in Baghdad on January 6, 2026.

US urges Iraq to limit Iranian influence as new government forms

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand guard at a military base near the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al-Qaim, west of Iraq on January 23, 2026.

Baghdad has no reason to send forces to Iran amid protests, Iraqi scholar tells 'Post'

Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say


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.

Iran blames U.S. and its allies for terror in Iranian city

The early morning attack is one of the bloodiest in decades.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as members of Iranian armed forces take part in a rally marking the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2018

Will Iraqi territory be used to fire rockets on Israel from Iran?

Iraq’s desire not to alienate the US and avoid a superfluous confrontation with Israel would not be the decisive factor.

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Iranian artillery targets Kurdish group in Iraq

Medium-range missiles strike Kurdish bases and an opposition group's headquarters as civilians flee to caves for shelter in major escalation by Iran.

Kurdish members of the PDKI patrol a base near Koya

Iranian artillery targets Kurdish group in Iraq

The artillery bombardment is a major escalation by Iran and is the first time that Iranian artillery has struck deep inside Iraqi territory since 1996.

Kurdish members of the PDKI patrol a base near Koya

Report: Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that anybody that threatened to wipe Israel out "would put themselves in a similar danger."

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016.

Report: Iraq to ask U.S. for exemptions on some Iran sanctions

Iraq imports food, cars, construction parts from Iran. Iraqi officials are expected to ask for exemptions in Washington.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in Tehran, Iran