اخبار Iraq

Shafaq News-Middle East The IsraeliPresident Isaac Herzog’s flight to Kazakhstan was forced to significantly alterits route after Turkiye de...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump has directed aides to prepare for an “extended,” blockade of Iran, opting against renewed m...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS intelligence agencies are examining how Iran might react if President Donald Trump declares a unilateral victory i...

Ali al-Zaidi, a political unknown, has been tasked with forming a new coalition government. Now, he must grapple with growing U.S. pressure...

Shafaq News- WashingtonThe United States on Tuesday offered up to $10 million for information on Atef Yahya Ghouri, deputy leader of Al-Qaed...

Political outsider Ali al-Zaidi is tapped as Iraq's new PM to break a months-long political deadlock.

After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate.

Iraq’s president on Monday tasked businessman Ali al-Zaidi with forming a government after he was nominated prime minister by the country’s...

President Nizar Amidi has tasked Ali Al-Zaydi, the Coordination Framework’s nominee, with forming Iraq’s next government, the Iraqi News Age...

Shafaq News- WashingtonThe White House on Monday ruled out negotiating withIran through media channels, underscoring that preventing Tehran...

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...