Entangled with nearly every Mideast country, Iran is a regional threat. The only Shiite-ruled country in the Sunni-dominant region, the theocratic regime has made clear its ambition to spread its Islamic revolution throughout the Arab world
Iraq Events
Iran regime is global threat
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a global threat, synonymous with terror. Not without reason did president George Bush Jr. famously label Iran as part of the “Axis of Evil” in 2003 and call it out as the “primary state sponsor of terror” in 2005
Shia militia group threatens to topple any Iraqi government hostile to Iran
An Iraqi Shia militia group on Monday said they would overthrow any government in Baghdad that opposes Iran “in some few weeks
Iran seized Iraqi oil tanker in Gulf and arrested seven sailors
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has seized an Iraqi oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to some Arab states, Iran’s state TV reported, adding that seven sailors onboard of the tanker had been detained
Iraq will follow Iran and curb religious freedom
While it struggles to constrain Iran-controlled militias it once welcomed to help defeat ISIS, Iraq now appears poised to make another policy blunder, drawing it further into Iran’s orbit
Iran continues efforts to surround Israel with missiles and hostile forces
Iran is facing severe economic pressure due to U.S. sanctions, yet recent reports indicate that the Islamic Republic is still investing significant resources in building up attack capabilities throughout the Middle East, with a new focus on Iraq
PMF in Iraq will remain under Iranian control
On July 1, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a decree directing that militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) take a series of steps to subjugate themselves to the Iraqi state. According to the order, those groups failing to comply by July 31 will be treated as outlaws
Qasem Soleimani boosts influence in Iraq
The commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, appears to be using a financial conglomerate in Iran to fund his activities in Iraq, establishing and extending Iran’s long reach in the region
Iran and Iraq call for boosting communications cooperation for Arbaeen pilgrimage
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi met and held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Naeem Sajil Yasser on the sidelines of the 25th edition of International Exhibition of Electronics, Computers and E-Commerce dubbed “ELECOMP 2019” in Tehran…
Squeezed by sanctions Iranians seek day jobs in Kurdish Iraq
When the car pulled up to the curb in Iraq’s Arbil, a half-dozen Iranian labourers swarmed around it. Squeezed by US sanctions on Tehran, they were hunting for work across the border. Mostly Kurds themselves, they have sought day jobs in construction and other menial labour in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region to make up for the deteriorating economic situation at home…
Weir group (Germany) supports Basra port management (Iraq) to aid Tehran export oil and bypass US sanctions
Weir group – Germany supports Basra port management Iraq to aid Tehran export oil and bypass US sanctions. Weir group supports Iranian regime to avoid US sanction in Iraq and various other territories
