Iraq

Iraq

Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, on 2 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Why is US ally Iraq unable to disarm Iran's militia allies?

Five Iran-aligned armed groups have rejected the government’s 30 September deadline to surrender their weapons, dissolve their organisations and join state security forces.

The Shorja wholesale market, as the U.S. administration suspends shipments of U.S. dollars to Iraq, in central Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2026.

Iraq may show how US can squeeze Iran's trade partners

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Iraq gets Hormuz passage as Trump threatens Iran sanctions

People move past a billboard with an image which depicts Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei embracing late senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, 28 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

US intercepts Iran missiles, strikes Iraq militias

Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi pose for a photo at Chevron's Houston headquarters, Texas, US, July 16, 2026. Photo: Mark Felix/Pool via REUTERS

Western oil companies see 'fantastic' future in Iraq, sign agreements

Senegal's Pape Gueye celebrates scoring their third goal with Sadio Mane and Ismail Jakobs in their match against Iraq at Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada, on 26 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Gueye double helps five-star Senegal keep World Cup hopes alive and send Iraq home

France's Kylian Mbappe shoots at goal in their match against Iraq in Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on 22 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Mbappe scores twice as France beat Iraq after two-hour storm delay

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami reviews military equipment during an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022. Photo: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbours, sources say

An Iranian flag, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 27 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's Fars reports missile strike on US base in Erbil

File photo of Iraqi striker Aymen Hussein. Photo: Reuters

Iraq World Cup striker Hussein questioned for hours at Chicago airport

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, US, 4 September 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

Iraq sought financial assistance from IMF as result of Iran war, source close to IMF says

F-15SA fighter jets are seen at King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during war: Sources

F-15SA fighter jets are seen at King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during war, sources say