Influential cleric: Iraq will turn into new Vietnam for US if its forces stay
Press TV – Iraq’s influential cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has released a statement saying that if US troops do not leave the country,…
Regional Affairs
Barzani condoles Supreme Leader over Gen. Soleimani martyrdom
IRNA — President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani in a message on Monday expressed condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
Ayatollah Sistani condoles Supreme Leader on martyrdom of General Soleimani
IRNA – Senior Iraqi cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani in a message to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei…
Kurdish parties, notables participate in Soleimani memorial in Erbil
Rudaw – Kurdish party officials on Sunday participated in a memorial to commemorate Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, killed in a US airstrike…
Erdogan says killing of Soleimani should not be left without response
TASS – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that it would be wrong to leave the killing of Iranian General…
Iranian, Lebanese FMs discuss regional developments
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Lebanese counterparts, Gebran Bassil, exchanged views about the latest developments after the…
Rouhani tells Salih: Blood of commanders will strengthen Iran-Iraq bonds
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has made it clear in a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart, Barham Salih, that…
US soldiers, officers will go home in coffins after Soleimani assassination: Nasrallah
Press TV – The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has severely condemned the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the…
Soleimani was to deliver Tehran’s reply to Saudi de-escalation letter when assassinated: Iraqi PM
Press TV – Iraq’s Caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has said that Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was set to deliver Tehran’s reply to an…
Pakistan: Soleimani assassinating threatens regional peace
Anadolu Agency – Pakistan on Friday expressed “deep concern” over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian elite Quds Force,…
Pakistanis protest US assassination of Iran’s Soleimani
Press TV – Pakistanis take to the streets of Islamabad in a demonstration called by a student organization after an unprecedented US raid…
170 Iraqi lawmakers sign draft bill to expel US military forces from country
Press TV – A total of 170 Iraqi lawmakers have signed a draft bill, demanding the withdrawal of US military forces from…
Zarif discusses regional developments with Armenian, Turkmen counterparts over phone
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday spoke with his Armenian and Turkmen counterparts over phone on regional developments.…
Iranian, Omani FMs talk on phone
IRNA – Iranian and Omani foreign ministers discussed the latest regional developments on phone late on Saturday. Yousef bin Alavi in a…
Inaction on US crime to embolden aggressors: Iran’s President
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that silence on the American assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani would embolden the aggressors…
Qassem Soleimani: chants of ‘death to America’ at Baghdad funeral
The Guardian | Michael Safi: Thousands of mourners attend funeral procession for Iranian general killed in US airstrike Thousands of mourners have…
Iraqi parliament speaker condemns US air strike: statement
Reuters – Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi condemned on Friday a U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed Iran’s most powerful…
Russian foreign minister stresses that Soleimani’s assassinating violates international law
TASS – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani violates…
Assad says Soleimani support for Syria army ‘will not be forgotten’
AFP – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday sung the praise of slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who played a key role…
Huge crowds of Iraqi mourners join Gen. Soleimani’s funeral procession
Press TV – Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis chanting “Death to America” have joined the funeral procession for Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and…
Iraqi PM warns of devastating war, Sadr orders forces to be ready
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has condemned US assassination of IRGC Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani, warning of…
US troops deployed to Middle East after Baghdad embassy siege
The Guardian | Julian Borger: Up to 3,000 soldiers to be sent in as pro-Iran militants leave US embassy in Iraqi capital…
US embassy suspends consular operations
Reuters – The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said on Wednesday that all public consular operations were suspended, a day after Iraqi people…
US raids on Iraq amount to aggression against entire Muslim Ummah: Top Bahraini cleric
Press TV – Bahrain’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim has denounced the deadly American air raids that targeted the positions of Iraq’s Hashd…
Iraq’s PMU a key check and balance against US-sponsored terrorism: Cartalucci
MNA – Anthony Cartalucci, Bangkok- based geopolitical researcher, says Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) play an undeniably significant role in foiling the…
Unrest at US embassy reveals Iraqis are fed up with American ‘occupiers’
RT – Anti-American sentiment has taken deep root in Iraqi society and ultimately fueled the fiery siege of the US Embassy in…
Iraq riots expose an America weaker and with fewer options
The Guardian | Julian Borger: Mobbing of US embassy after US strikes on state-sanctioned militia show America’s plan of maximum pressure only…
Zarif’s senior assistant meets Syrian President Assad in Damascus
SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Aide of the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs,…
Iraqi militiamen hurl stones at US Embassy, prepare for extended stay
Reuters – Hundreds of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters hurled stones at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for a second day on…
Iraqi criticism of US escalates after airstrikes
The Wall Street Journal | Ghassan Adnan and Isabel Coles: Iraq’s top cleric added his voice to a chorus of condemnation of…
The US-Iran showdown begins in Iraq
The Wall Street Journal | Jonathan Spyer: The U.S. killed at least 25 Ktaib Hezbollah fighters on Sunday night in its first…
US attack on PMU aggression against sovereign Iraq: US analyst
MNA – Hailing PMU and other resistance groups’ role in challenging the US policy in Iraq and Syria, American analyst and columnist…
Iran condemns US attack in Iraq
Al-Monitor – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has condemned the US attack on Iraqi forces. The United States carried out airstrikes…
US airstrikes are a violation of sovereignty, will have ‘grave consequences’ – Iraqi prime minister
RT – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has condemned US airstrikes on what he claims were “Iraqi armed forces,” saying that…
Protesters outside US Baghdad embassy rage against air strikes
Reuters – Thousands of protesters and militia fighters gathered on Tuesday outside the main gate of the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad…
Russia says US strikes on Iraq and Syria are unacceptable
Reuters – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that U.S. air strikes on Iraq and Syria were unacceptable and counterproductive, and urged…
Top Iraq militia chief warns of tough response to US air strikes
Reuters – A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following air strikes in Iraq…
US strikes Kataib Hezbollah HQ in Iraq, Syria
RT – US airstrikes have pounded three Kataib Hezbollah military facilities near the town of Qaim, Iraq, as well as two targets…
‘Pack of lies’ on behalf of Al-Qaeda: Security experts rip into ‘Douma chemical attack’ probe after latest OPCW leak
RT – Documents published by WikiLeaks that suggest a cover-up of inconvenient facts about the Douma, Syria chemical attack investigation raise serious…
Iraqi resistance groups decry Salih’s resignation as submission to US interests
Press TV – Iraqi resistance groups have denounced President Barham Salih’s resignation as a violation of the constitution and have accused him…