Tag: Iraq

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

Energy and Environment

US backs Iraq-Syria oil pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz

Rena Rowe · July 17, 2026 5:00 pm

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump’s face-saving pivot on charging to be ‘guardian angel’ of the Strait of Hormuz

Jamie McIntyre · July 15, 2026 7:30 am

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Beltway Confidential

Marco Rubio must confront lazy, outdated State Department travel warnings

Michael Rubin · July 15, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

Trump turns to Iraq and Gulf allies to squeeze Iran

Mabinty Quarshie · July 15, 2026 6:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al Zaidi, speaks to Iraqi lawmakers before submitting his government in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 14, 2026.

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts Iraq’s prime minister at the White House

Emily Hallas · July 14, 2026 10:22 am

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Syria’s new rulers want a deal. Make them lock Iran out

Jose Lev Alvarez · July 1, 2026 10:00 am

A protester holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

Why is Iraq hosting the Islamic Republic’s farewell?

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · June 30, 2026 10:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi.

Iraq’s anti-corruption drive is missing the biggest fish

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · June 28, 2026 11:00 am

Workers walk in an area at a degassing station in Zubair oil field.

Energy and Environment

Iraq threatens to leave OPEC if oil quota isn’t raised: Report

Brady Knox · June 25, 2026 10:31 am

Sun and Lion flags are seen at a rally in support of the recent liberation movement in Iran, in Lafayette Square in front of the White House, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Washington.

Tehran under occupation: The Islamic Republic is not Iran

Farzan Faramarzi · June 12, 2026 7:00 am

Fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of a commander from the Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group killed in a U.S. airstrike.

Iraq’s militias aren’t disarming. They’re rebranding

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · June 4, 2026 9:00 am

U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with the Iraqi army

US identifies soldier killed during training exercise in Iraq

Rena Rowe · June 3, 2026 10:25 pm