Iraq's parliamentary election on November 11 arrives as Tehran's regional hand weakens and the outcome could determine whether it preserves a vital anchor in its sphere of influence, financing, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iraqi boys hold Iranian flags in Baghdad, Iraq, June 24, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/AHMED SAAD) Iran has that Iranian dissident ...

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad last month. A week later, Sudani ...

Before and after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, critics compared his actions to the months preceding and following the U.S. invasion of ...

Iraq’s plan with Oman to build an oil pipeline could give Iran a new route to disguise sanctioned crude as Iraqi and ship it freely, especially to China, bypassing scrutiny in the Persian Gulf. Shared ...

OPEC producer Iraq can't generate electricity 24/7 Turkmen gas swap deal would involve Iran's state-owned firm US ended waivers for Iraqi imports of Iranian power Baghdad in delicate balancing act ...

DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for ...

Oil companies evacuated foreign employees from Iraq during the recent war with Iran. Israel attacked Iran on June 13, and the war officially continued for 12 days, until US President Donald Trump ...

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces and locals gather for a collective prayer for Iran under Israeli attacks, on the bank of Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq on June 18, 2025. The "Prayer ...

Sudani won the most votes but not enough seats to control parliament. Iraq’s constitutional process is slow and politically fragile, with internal Shia rivalries and power-sharing rules often ...

Iran, a Shiite Islamic theocracy to Iraq’s east, would clearly like to exercise considerable influence over the new government of Iraq. But experts disagree about how much Iran, a member of President ...