The Rumaila oilfield in Basra, Iraq. Oil revenue accounts for nearly 90 per cent of the country's income. Reuters

Iraq looks for new oil export routes amid Strait of Hormuz blockade

Baghdad plans to continue producing about 1.4 million barrels a day, minister says

Energy

Iraq's PM condemns attack on PMF that killed nine fighters

MENA

Ships attacked in Iraqi waters and Strait of Hormuz as war targets expand

MENA

Drone attacks on Iraq's ISIS prisons increase security concerns

MENA

Iraq congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Iran's supreme leader

MENA

CommentThe US and Israel war is more than just about the Iranian regime or its weapons

Comment

'Not our war': Iraqis angry as pro-Iran militias drag country into conflict

MENA
Iraq coach Graham Arnold believes it is only fair Fifa postpone their World Cup play-off. Reuters

Iraq boss Arnold calls on Fifa to delay 2026 World Cup play-off

Middle East crisis has disrupted team's preparations for crunch clash in Mexico

Football

Explainer: Who are the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups?

MENA

Iran's armed Kurdish groups are a potential ground force against Tehran

US

'Total power cut' in Iraq as drones hit Iranian regime opponents

MENA

CommentThe lesson America never learnt from Iraq: regime change almost never works

Comment

Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

Football

CommentStarmer's Britain is right to be sceptical about Trump's Iran strategy

Comment
A march in Paris on Sunday in support of the US and Israel strikes on Iran. AFP

CommentThe lesson America never learnt from Iraq: regime change almost never works

Washington cannot escape blame if Iran's establishment is made to collapse without a viable alternative to take its place

Comment

Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

Football

CommentStarmer's Britain is right to be sceptical about Trump's Iran strategy

Comment

Iraq vows to stop militants dragging country into war

MENA

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