Iraq

Baghdad rejects proposal to keep coalition forces

Iraq does not want the U.S.-led international coalition’s forces to remain on its territory after September 30, the date set by the country’s authorities as the deadline for the complete withdrawal of foreign troops, government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said.

US anti-Iranian sanctions to tell negatively on region - Muscat and Baghdad

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi agreed that the U.S. oughened anti-Iranian sanctions will impair trade, economic, and financial cooperation with Iran and will have a negative impact on the situation in the region, the Iraqi foreign ministry said after their phone call.

US forces to complete Iraq pullout by September 30

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said that the September 30 deadline for ending the U.S.-led international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and completing the withdrawal of its forces is “fixed and final”.

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia injures 11 civilians

Eleven people, including a woman and a four-year-old child, were injured as a result of an attack by Houthis of Qatar's Ansar Allah rebel movement on Saudi Arabia’s Najran, Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki reported.

US not to ease restrictions against Iran

The U.S. Treasury said that the crossing out of the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad from Iran’s sanctions lists does not mean any softening of restrictions …

Iraqi PM to visit Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi is scheduled to visit Iran later this week following a trip to the U.S. where he met President Donald Trump, Iraqi state media reported.

US backs Iraq-Syria oil pipeline

The United States is advancing talks for a pipeline that would carry oil from Iraq to Syria, a route that avoids the Strait of Hormuz and would reduce Iran’s future leverage over global energy supplies, Bloomberg reported.

Coffin with Khamenei's body delivered to Iraq - report

The coffin with the body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed during the U.S.-Israeli bombing, has been delivered to Iraq by a special plane that landed in the city of Najaf, the INA news agency reported.

Iraq ready to host US-Iran talks

Iraq is ready to host talks between the United States and Iran if necessary, Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Dr. Abdul-Karim Hashim Mostafa said.

Iraq warns it might leave OPEC - report

Iraq has considered leaving OPEC if the oil producer group does not allow Baghdad to ​significantly increase oil production, Reuters reported, citing sources.

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