Iraq is currently the most important country in the Arab Middle East. It has always been contested territory — in antiquity the site of a shifting border between Rome and Persia — and a place where important things happen
Iraq Events
Congress is worried about an Iranian threat to a small garrison of U.S. commandos in Syria
Congress wants a report from the intelligence community and the Pentagon about the threat posed by Iran and its militias to a small garrison of special operators near the Iraq-Syria border known as al-Tanf
Iran regime is facing a backlash in Iraq Lebanon and at home
As a new wave of demonstrations engulfs the Middle East, one common factor connects the protests from Baghdad to Beirut: a deep and widespread feeling of antipathy toward the Iranian regime. This is especially true in the bloodied towns and cities of Iraq—a country Iran’s leaders have regarded as theirs since the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Iran building new underground tunnel to house missiles
Iran is building an underground tunnel to store missiles and large-scale weapons, according to satellite images obtained by Fox News and Western intelligence sources who reviewed the information
Qassem Soleimani controls a multi-national army that is destabilizing the Mideast
Hardly a week goes by without mention of the notorious commander of Iran’s overseas elite Quds Force, Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Most recently, he has been linked with the brutal and deadly repression of protests in Iraq—demonstrations that have threatened the stability of the pro-Iranian government in Baghdad
U.S. sanctions are driving Iran to tighten its grip on Iraq
Massive, sustained protests in Baghdad and Tehran that have been met with violent responses from security forces throughout the fall and winter have rapidly altered the political dynamics in both Iraq and Iran
Iran is behind increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on U.S. bases
The US government believes that Iran is behind a series of increasingly sophisticated rocket attacks on joint US-Iraq military facilities in Iraq
Iran hit U.S. Bases in Iraq
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker accused Iran on Friday of being involved in Thursday’s rocket attack on the Balad military base in Iraq
Qassem Soleimani is in Baghdad to choose next Iraqi PM
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker affirmed his country’s support for Iraqi demonstrators demanding the government reform and fight corruption. He also did not rule out the inclusion of other officials on the U.S. sanctions list
U.S. officials release photos of Iranian missile parts captured
U.S. officials released photos Thursday of the missile parts intercepted by military personnel believed to be from Iran headed to Yemen
Pro-Iran militia supporters converge on Baghdad protests
More than a dozen people have been stabbed in a Baghdad square that has become a focal point for anti-government and anti-Iran protests after supporters of an Iranian-backed militia flooded the area
