Iraq

Iraq

A worker operates valves at the Rumaila oil field, as the country cuts nearly 1.5 million barrels per day of output amid halted exports following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, in Basra, Iraq, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iraq oil output further plunges as storage fills, Hormuz exports blocked by conflict

Iraqi energy officials warned that further production cuts ​could be ⁠announced in the coming days if the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved.

Relatives carry the coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed in an airstrike near an army medical centre in western Anbar, at the forensic medicine department of Ramadi General Hospital, Iraq March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Osama Al-Dulaimi

Airstrike in western Anbar kills 7 Iraqi soldiers, wounds 13

A flame rises from a chimney of an oil field in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated oilfields over Hormuz disruption, sources say

Smoke rises after an explosion at the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, following a rocket and drone attack, according to security sources, March 17, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Maher Nazeh

Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard

Drone strike hits Al-Rasheed hotel in Baghdad’s Green Zone near US embassy, no casualties reported. Screengrab: Al JAzeera

Drone, rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad

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Three Iraqi PMF fighters killed in strike in Baghdad, sources say

The Dubai Government Media Office said debris from a successful aerial interception caused minor damage to a building facade in the area. 13 March 2026. Photo: Collected

Dubai hit again, US Embassy in Baghdad targeted as conflict enters 15th day

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, on 12 November 2025. File Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters

One French soldier killed and six others wounded after Iraq drone attack

A US Airforce Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker taxies at the Moron Air Base in Moron de la Frontera, southern Spain, 27 August 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File

Six US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

Smoke rises over Tehran on March 2, amid U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Iranian capital. With most of its proxies severely weakened, the Islamic Republic is facing its most perilous moment largely alone. Photo: Reuters

Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many arent eager to join the war

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

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

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