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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...

Iraqi Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri navigates the tense waters between the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz

Iraq condemned on Sunday Israel's announcement of appointing a diplomatic representative to the self-proclaimed "Somaliland."

Shafaq News- WashingtonOn Friday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiationswith Iran are progressing and could lead to an agreement s...

Shafaq News- WashingtonOn Friday, the US State Department called on the Iraqigovernment to dismantle Iran-aligned armed groups, warning that...

Shafaq News- Washington/ Beirut/Tehran US President Donald Trump on Fridaypledged that Israel would halt strikes on Lebanon, hours after ann...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that Iranhas agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, a key point in neg...

Shafaq News- BeirutIsrael and Lebanon entered a 10-day ceasefire on Thursday at 5 p.m.Eastern Time (21:00 GMT / midnight Beirut time), after...

Shafaq News- WashingtonThe ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel preservesIsrael’s right to take all necessary measures in self-def...

Shafaq News- WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Thursday described the naval siegeon Iranian ports as effective, claiming it has signifi...

Iraq’s perennial unwillingness to reduce the vast amount of gas that it burns while drilling for oil (‘associated gas’) caused it three majo...