Iraq
Iraqi PM al-Zaidi arrives in Syria in landmark post-Assad summit on security, trade - analysis
Syria’s Sharaa said that Syria's role as a trade corridor for Iraq is important. He stressed the example of the connections between Iraq's Faw Port and Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartous.
Iraq deepens ties with Jordan as Baghdad looks to strengthen regional alliances - analysis
Tensions continue to mount as Iraq balances the Iran border crossing closures with national needs
Iraq's government struggling amid threats of rebellion, protests, rising Iran tensions - analysis
Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites
"One of the [tombs] contained a clay coffin with a small headless figurine of a pregnant woman," Muhammad Lashkri, director of antiquities and heritage affairs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said.
US Ambassador Barrack has a unique position, balancing work in Syria, Turkey, Iraq - analysis
This month tensions exploded into view with Israeli airstrikes in northern Syria. Barrack, who has been playing an important role in Syria for the last year is now front and center.
Israel’s second War of Independence: The end of strategic illusions - opinion
Israel needs a government capable of combining military power with diplomatic judgment and building regional alliances.
Iran’s powerful militia network could expand war - opinion
For the foreseeable future, Iran can continue to rely on this substantial external military power to bolster its own military capacity.
Israel and Turkey face a dangerous clash over Syria's future - analysis
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani rejected claims that Turkey intended to establish a military base at Abu al-Duhur, saying the site was being restored for use by the Syrian Air Force.
Iraq appears to delay militia disarmament as Iran-backed factions pressure Baghdad - analysis
Now Iraq appears to be backtracking on the deadline for placing militia weapons under state control.
Iraq's 20,000 illiterate electric ministry employees is indicator of larger dysfunction - analysis
The problem is that the 20,000 employees are working in a key energy infrastructure field in a country that is now at the center of the Iran conflict with the US and Israel.
Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days, and Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil with Tehran.
Renowned IDF paratrooper, architect of Kurdish relations, Tzuri Sagi dies aged 92
During Sagi's 32 years of service, he held operational positions in the IDF’s regular Paratroopers Brigade, the reserve Paratroopers Brigade, and served as commander of regional brigades.
How Ghalibaf’s visit could redefine Iran-Iraq ties amid regional tensions - analysis
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visited Iraq as Tehran sought to protect its allied militias and signal it would not budge on the Strait of Hormuz.
