Iraq

Iraq

A general view shows al-Firdous Square in Baghdad, Iraq July 27, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

US threatens to starve Iraq of its oil dollars over Iranian influence: sources

The warning is the starkest example yet of US President Donald Trump's campaign to curb Iran-linked groups' influence in Iraq, which has long walked a tightrope between its two closest...

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Venezuela holds one-fifth of the world’s crude oil reserves

A person votes at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Kirkuk, Iraq, November 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Iraqis vote in election they expect to bring little reform

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Kurdish rebel group PKK starts withdrawing fighters from Turkey to Iraq

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Iraq to recruit workers from Bangladesh

A drone view shows the Zubair Oil Field in Basra, Iraq, January 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

China's independent oil firms elbow into Iraq's majors-dominated market

Fire trucks stand next to the wreckage of a shopping center, after a massive overnight fire killed dozens of people, in al-Kut, Wasit province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Fire at Iraq mall kills 69, prime minister orders probe

War destroyed the Baghdad Museum, shattering symbols of culture and civilization. Photo: Reuters

America’s war on heritage: How culture became collateral damage

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool/File Photo

Syria's Sharaa skips Iraq summit after firestorm over invitation

A vehicle carries the coffin of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets for the first regular session of the Council of Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq 28 October 2022. Photo: Reuters

Iraqi PM says Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed

A 3D-printed miniature model of US President-elect Donald Trump and the Iran flag are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Trump administration ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity

Iraq dismisses Jerusalem as venue for soccer World-Cup match against Palestine

Iraq dismisses Jerusalem as venue for soccer World-Cup match against Palestine