Commentary / World Sep 10, 2020
Trump’s ‘ending’ the Iraq war is a gift to Iran
by James Stavridis
Possible bite. While there is certainly justifiable "Middle East fatigue” in the U.S. today, now is not to time to withdraw.
World Sep 9, 2020
Trump to announce U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan
The official told reporters traveling with the president to expect an announcement Wednesday on Iraq, and on Afghanistan in the coming days.
Business Aug 12, 2020
Japanese engineering company JGC Holdings Corp. said Wednesday that it has won a contract to renovate a refinery in Iraq. The deal between subsidiary JGC Corp. and the Iraqi government is worth about ¥400 billion, making it one of Japan's largest reconstruction aid programs for ...
World / Politics May 7, 2020
As new Iraq prime minister takes helm, public salaries on chopping block
With its financial outlook darkening by the day, Iraq is considering slashing its massive public payroll — an unpopular move likely to renew protests as a new government takes the helm. The new premier Mustafa Kadhemi, Iraq's 53-year-old former spy chief, took office early Thursday ...
Commentary / World Apr 8, 2020
U.S. and Iran inch toward a clash in Iraq
by Hussein Ibish
Tehran is seeking military leverage while Washington wants to capitalize on overlapping crises.
Commentary / World Apr 8, 2020
Biden’s call to ease Iran sanctions fits a bad pattern
by Bobby Ghosh
When it comes to the Middle East, the former vice president has a history of endorsing woolly and reckless ideas.
World Mar 19, 2020
Iraq faces calamity as oil prices crash amid protests and coronavirus crisis
Between plummeting oil prices, political deadlock and reduced global appetite for a bailout, Iraq is on the cusp of financial calamity that could force austerity measures and renew anti-government protests. But officials appear remarkably optimistic, a view that experts described as being "in denial" given ...
World Mar 13, 2020
U.S. bombs Iran-backed militia in Iraq after attack kills U.S. and U.K. troops
The United States waged a series of precision airstrikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26-year-old British soldier. The U.S. strikes appeared limited in scope ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Feb 26, 2020
First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover
Iraq shut schools and universities on Tuesday and told citizens to avoid mass gatherings, as it rushed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its neighbour Iran, hit by what appears to be the worst outbreak outside of China. An Iraqi family of four ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 25, 2020
Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him. Almost a ...
World Feb 15, 2020
White House tells Congress killing of Iran's Soleimani was response to past — not imminent — attacks
President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released on Friday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat. As required ...
World / Politics Feb 14, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to restrain Trump on Iran but faces his veto
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, sharply rebuking his foreign policy despite a week earlier acquitting him in his impeachment trial. Eight senators of Trump's Republican Party, which enjoys a majority, bucked their leadership to join Democrats ...