اخبار Iraq

ARAR— The Jadidat Arar Border Crossing in Northern Borders Region received on Sunday the first groups of pilgrims arriving from Iraq to perf...

Shafaq News- TehranShipping through the Strait of Hormuz remainedseverely limited on Monday, with only seven vessels passing through thewate...

Shafaq News- WashingtonA gunman opened fire outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton on Saturday as US President Donald Trump attended...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump clarifiedthat canceling a planned envoy trip to Pakistan does not signal a return to warwit...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday thatships and individuals facilitating the flow of Iranian oil cou...

The Tanker War between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s also disrupted global shipping. But the situation today is different.

Shafaq News- Washington European and Asian countries were not sufficiently gratefulfor the US-led war against Iran, US War Secretary Pete He...

Shafaq News- WashingtonThe ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended bythree weeks, US President Donald Trump announced on Thurs...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Thursday, said United Stateshas full control over the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that Ir...

aaShafaq News- WashingtonThe US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the USmilitary to “shoot and kill” any boat caught putting mines...

The Trump administration has blocked a shipment of nearly $500 million in cash to Iraq, pressing Baghdad to dismantle powerful Iranian-backe...

Shafaq News- WashingtonNavy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his post, the Pentagonconfirmed on Wednesday, marking the first departure of a...

Shafaq News- Washington The US military has intercepted at least threeIranian-flagged tankers in ‌Asian waters and is redirecting them away...

Saddam Hussein’s favorite movie was reportedly “The Godfather.” A central theme in the story is the attempts of Michael Corleone, the godfat...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran hadresponded to his request and halted the planned execution of...

The Shia-led Coordination Framework must nominate a prime minister by Sunday, as required by the constitution.

Shafaq News- TehranA container ship sustained heavy damage after coming under Iranian fireabout 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman’s coast,...

A plane carrying nearly $500m in US banknotes was blocked by the US Treasury, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Iran is facingmounting financial pressure linked to tensions in th...

Iraq has been facing a critical oil export crisis since tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz largely seized up. About a month ago, Ir...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced atemporary extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran, which was se...

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites t...

Shafaq News- Tehran/ Islamabad/ WashingtonIran has not decided whether to join US talks in Pakistan amid “contradictory messages and unaccep...

Shafaq News- IslamabadPakistan urged the United States and Iran, on Tuesdsay, to considerextending their ceasefire, as the two-week truce is...

Shafaq News- WashingtonTheUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he thinks the US is “goingto end up with a great deal” withIran, adding...

JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have sent cables of congratul...

Shafaq News- TehranThe oil tanker Sili City had entered Iranian territorialwaters after crossing the Arabian Sea under operational support f...

Shafaq News- Washington/ TehranA second round of diplomatic negotiationsbetween the United States and Iran is planned for Wednesday in Islam...

Shafaq News- Washington US President ​Donald Trump said on Monday ‌that Israel didnot persuade him to attackIran, after news reports ​that I...

The US government has called on the defense contractor V2X to evacuate its employees from Kuwait and Iraq, warning the company that they c...