Iraq

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

Tehran’s Shi’ite proxies in Iraq have so far launched few attacks during the US-Israel assault on Iran. Insiders tell Reuters how the decimation of other pro-Iran regional groups, and the pursuit...

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

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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