Posts Tagged: Iran and Iraq
Iran’s Threat to Iraq Is a Threat to the US
The annual threat assessment released in April by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence states that “Iran will remain a regional menace...
Air Strike Kills IRGC Commander at Iraq-Syria Border
An air strike killed a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said...
Tehran Meddles in US-Iraq Strategic Talks
JNS.org - US and Iraqi officials began a series of talks on June 11 as part of a “strategic dialogue” on military, trade, and economic...
Iran Changes Tack in Iraq After Soleimani Assassination
Two diplomats are quietly leading Iran's push to influence politics in Iraq, in a departure from the more blunt enforcement employed by Qassem Soleimani, a top...
US Offers $10 Million for Information on Hezbollah Commander in Iraq
The United States on Friday offered up to $10 million for information on Sheikh Mohammad al-Kawtharani, a senior military commander of the Islamist group Hezbollah in Iraq...
Trump Warns Iran Against Possible ‘Sneak Attack’ on US in Iraq
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on American targets in Iraq, and warned they would pay a...
Tehran-Backed Hezbollah Steps in to Guide Iraqi Militias in Soleimani’s Wake
Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia...
Iraq Wants Foreign Troops Out After Soleimani Strike; Trump Threatens Sanctions
The Iraqi Parliament called on Sunday for US and other foreign troops to leave as a backlash grows against the US killing of a top...
US Says It Killed Top Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad Air Strike
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, was killed early on Friday in a US air strike on his convoy at...
Iraqi Paramilitaries Call for Withdrawal From US Embassy in Baghdad
Paramilitary groups who have been protesting against US air strikes in Iraq told their supporters to withdraw from the perimeter of the US Embassy in...
Trump Blames Iran as Protests Erupt Outside US Embassy in Iraq
Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly US air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday...
Violent Protests Erupt Around US Embassy in Baghdad After Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
Protesters and militia fighters enraged by US air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, torching a security post...
Israel’s Netanyahu Praises ‘Important’ US Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq and Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with US Mike Pompeo on Monday, a day after American air strikes targeted several bases in Iraq...
Iraqi President Threatens to Quit in Defiance of Iran’s Allies in Parliament
Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint...
