Iraq seizes mounds of gold and millions in cash in corruption crackdown

An anti-corruption probe in Iraq leads to seizure of 825 pounds of gold and tens of millions in cash from lawmakers and government officials.
Alhurra

"Actions, Not Promises": Washington Sets Its Terms for Iraq's New Leader

When Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falah al-Zaidi arrived in Washington this week, the American message was ready before any meetings began. A senior U.S. State Department official told MBN that

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The Associated Press

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria and its attacks with the UK in Yemen

British forces on Saturday joined their American allies in new attacks against militia in Yemen. The U.S. military earlier launched

Funeral rites for Iran's supreme leader shift to Shiite cities in Iraq

Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.

U.S. Restarts Shipments of Dollars to Iraq, Pausing Pressure

The Trump administration had halted the deliveries as part of its efforts to pressure the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran.
Forbes

Rebuilding After War And Why Iraq Can’t Keep The Lights On

An Iraqi girl uses a lantern to do her homework in Baghdad 18 March 2006. Three years after the US-led war against Iraq that started 20 March 2003, Iraqis still suffer from power cuts that reaches to 12 hours on daily basis. Three years after an invasion ...
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Iraq’s New Prime Minister Faces Immediate Test Over Iran and the U.S.

Iraq’s ruling Coordination Framework has nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister. Washington decides to back him as a compromise candidate amid tensions over Iranian influence and militia power in Baghdad. Key U.S.-Iraq issues include ...