Erdogan announces new ‘Silk Road’ linking Iraq to Turkiye

The Turkish president’s statements came during a joint press conference with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, in Ankara

Iraqi PM, Erdogan set to meet for talks

The Iraqi PM will meet Erdogan on 21 March to address the issues of water scarcity and Kurdish militant groups

Iran, Iraq sign border security agreement

The agreement is aimed at tightening security around Iraq's Kurdistan region, to prevent Kurdish militants from launching sabotage operations against Iran

Erbil oil revenues to come under Iraqi supervision

The move continues a trend reversing aspects of Kurdish autonomy gained since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq

Iranian FM to discuss joint cooperation during Baghdad visit

Iraqi officials continue to balance the country's relationship with major foreign powers, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States

Iraq signs first security agreement with Saudi Arabia in 40 years

Baghdad says it is also pushing forward with hosting a new round of talks between Iranian and Saudi officials

Washington’s Dollar-and-Stick ploy with Iraq

Iraqi officials are in Washington to discuss “economic reforms” but are in fact being pressured to shun Iranian energy imports in the hope of having US sanctions and dollar rations lifted.

Iraqi PM meets UAE political, business leaders in Abu Dhabi

Iraq has sought to normalize ties with its Gulf neighbors to attract new investment to improve the war-torn country's infrastructure

US vows to strengthen Iraq’s ‘economic integration’ across West Asia

Many have criticized Iraq’s economic over-dependence on Washington, which the US has been accused of trying to capitalize on to the detriment of Baghdad

Iraq prepares bilateral talks between Saudi Arabia, Iran: PM

The Iraqi PM disclosed that MbS has already agreed to the development of a roadmap for bilateral relations with Tehran

US ‘playing with fire’ encouraging Kurdish separatism in Syria, Iraq: Russian FM

The Russian foreign minister went on to speak of a 'vital importance' to 'safeguard' bilateral economic ties with Iraq against 'illegal sanctions' imposed by the US

Russian FM visits Iraq to enhance energy cooperation

The Russian foreign minister and spokesperson of his Iraqi counterpart discussed food security, energy, and exchanged views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Iraqi, Saudi FMs reaffirm commitment to linking electricity grids

Last year, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum to link their electricity grids

Iraqi PM inks strategic agreements with French president

Baghdad has over recent months been working to stop western energy conglomerates from exiting the country

Iraqi police raid exchange companies to regulate market rates

The Iraqi dinar has been on a downward slope since the US Treasury started tightening sanctions against Iran

Western sanctions against Iran send Iraqi economy reeling

New policies meant to prevent dollar transfers to sanctioned West Asian nations have sent the Iraqi currency spiraling

Iraqi PM supports continued presence of US, NATO troops

The interview with The Wall Street Journal was the first Sudani held with a US media outlet since the October election

Fuel-starved Germany welcomes Iraqi PM for talks on gas deliveries

The Iraqi premier is also expected to finalize a deal with German conglomerate Siemens to pave the way for the 'rehabilitation and maintenance' of Iraq's power grid

Iraqi parliament calls on judiciary to detain officials involved in Soleimani murder

Mustafa Kadhimi remains the main suspect of collaborating with the US to carry out the January 2020 drone attack, according to the resistance-aligned officials

Iraq rocked by four terror attacks in span of four days

The death toll from terror attacks that started on Sunday has climbed past 20

Iran says Saudi Arabia ready to continue reconciliation talks

The Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers reportedly met on the sidelines of a summit in Jordan, marking the highest-level encounter between the two nations since 2016

Iran FM says Saudi talks to resume despite reports of ‘stalled negotiations’

Iranian officials reportedly told the Iraqi prime minister recently that they would 'refuse to meet' the Saudis due to the kingdom’s interventionist policies against Tehran

Second Iraq summit to take place in Jordan this month

The issue of border security between Baghdad, Tehran, and Ankara is expected to be among the main topics of discussion during the summit

Iraq dismisses border guards commander to quell tensions with Iran and Turkey

Baghdad will form a joint committee with the leadership from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region to coordinate with Iran and Turkey an end to recent border tensions

Massive cache of Iran-bound weapons seized by Iraqi authorities: Report

Baghdad has recently assured Tehran that it will not allow the IKR to serve as a hub for anti-Iran operations

Iranian president says enemies ‘miscalculated’ in visit to flashpoint Kurdish region

Tehran blames foreign powers for training and arming Kurdish separatist groups in a bid to sow chaos in the Islamic Republic

Iraqi PM visits Iran as border tensions remain high

Among the main points of discussion will be the issue of border security, as Iran has recently faced a surge of cross-border Kurdish attacks on its territory

Vladimir Putin discusses western oil price cap with Iraqi PM

Russia and Iraq both agreed to the recent OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production due to global recession fears

Iraqi PM withdraws protection for US-appointed former officials

The prime minister's orders are a restructuring effort of the Iraqi state to fight corruption, nepotism and reduce federal spending

Washington to boycott CF officials in new Iraqi government

The US is reportedly concerned with the presence of ‘pro-Iranian factions’ within Iraq’s parliament