Acquiring KM-SAMs in the near future and Meteor-armed Rafales in the foreseeable future will provide Iraq with the most capable national air defense its had in 35 years.

Iraq starts 2026 with a difficult combination of political upheaval, ambitious development goals, and ongoing security, regional, and environmental constraints, while public attention is also focused on

The Iraqi cabinet has approved nationalising the petroleum operations in the West Qurna 2 oil field, in accordance with the provisions of a service contract signed with Russia's Lukoil, the government said in a statement.

The Iraqi government has approved a move to take over operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield under provisions in its technical service contract with Russia’s Lukoil, following the company’s declarati

The application of the ASYCUDA system and the new customs tariff will improve the earnings of Iraq's General Authority of Customs .

Iraq has long had the reserves, technology, and partners to capture flared gas, but political alignment in Baghdad and rising Western sanctions pressure will determine whether this effort delivers real change or repeats past delays.

The new speaker must address a much-debated bill that would have the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units — an umbrella group of Iraqi Shiite militias largely backed by Iran — become a formal security institution under the state. Iran-backed armed groups have growing political influence.

When we use our military and roll the dice with the fate of nations, the consequences play out in a much longer time frame than social media trends.

The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuela is reminiscent of the U.S.’s catastrophic invasion of Iraq, as it relies on exaggeration, fearmongering, and the

President Donald Trump's decision to arrest a foreign leader in a middle-of-the-night operation is as close to piracy as any president has gone, according to one analyst. Last weekend, the Trump administration arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife,