Regional states need no foreign powers, capable of ensuring security: Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says regional countries are capable of ensuring security in the region and do not need any…
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US Exit to Serve Iraq’s Stability: Iran’s Shamkhani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani denounced the US as the root cause of insecurity in the region, saying…
Foreign countries must stop meddling in Iraq’s affairs: Top Iranian aide
Foreign countries must stop interfering in Iraq’s affairs and let the nation determine its own fate, says a senior advisor to Leader…
US must be expelled from Iraq in line with parliament approval: IRGC chief
All the American forces must leave Iraq in line with a decision approved by the Iraqi parliament, says the chief commander of…
US-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base
Reuters – United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security…
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei pushes Iraq on ousting US forces
Al-Monitor – The meeting between Iran’s supreme leader and the Iraqi prime minister took place at a critical juncture in Iran-Iraq relations…
Rockets hit near Baghdad airport, launcher with timer found
Reuters – Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties, the…
PMU anti-terror forces vow to end US ‘occupation’ of Iraq
Press TV – Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by their Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, have blasted the US forces based…
Zarif rejects Trump’s claim amid tensions in Iraq, says Iran won’t initiate any war
Press TV – Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is about to launch an attack on…
US forces come under attack at Iraqi base south of Baghdad
AMN Al-Masdar News – A military base in Iraq hosting foreign troops has come under a rocket attack, AFP reported citing military…
‘US Was Never Invited’: Claims Iran masterminded Taji base attack ‘Deny Iraqis Agency’
Sputnik – The US government can expect continued military resistance in the Middle East as long as it continues its illegal occupation…
Multiple rockets fall inside Iraq’s Taji base
Reuters – Multiple rockets fell on Saturday morning inside Iraq’s Taji military base that houses U.S.-led coalition troops, for the second time…
Iran says Trump should blame attacks on US troops’ ‘presence and behavior’
Reuters – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump should blame attacks against U.S. and allied forces…
Two US, one British personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack: officials
Reuters – One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit…
US seeks to stay in Iraq by any means: Iraqi politician
MNA | Fatemeh Salehi: A member of the Political office of the National Wisdom Movement in Iraq Fadi al-Shammari emphasized that the…
Iraq capable of self-defense sans foreign troops: Iran envoy
MNA – Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said Iraq is capable of defending its territories against terrorism without having to rely…
Blasts hit US coalition base in Baghdad, damage unknown
Reuters – Several blasts hit a U.S.-led coalition military base in Baghdad early on Sunday from an apparent rocket attack, a U.S.…
Iraqi officials say Baghdad wants to minimize reliance on US
AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB: The Iraqi government has told its military not to seek assistance from the U.S.-led coalition…
US stops all weapon deliveries to Iraq, citing security concerns – Air Force spokesman
RT – All US deliveries of weapons and ammunition to Iraqi security forces have been suspended, amid rising tensions over the US…
Eleven US troops injured in Jan. 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq
Reuters – The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi…
Katyusha rockets target Taji military base housing US forces
Press TV – The Iraqi military says Katyusha rockets have hit an airbase north of the capital Baghdad, which houses the US-led…
US troops describe ‘miraculous’ escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran
Reuters | John Davison: Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran’s first direct missile attack against U.S. forces…
Mechanism to expel US troops from Iraq kicks off
IRNA – A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces announced on Sunday that an operational mechanism to expel US troops from Iraq’s…
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,…
China – not Iran – is the real reason US troops will never leave Iraq
RT | Darius Shahtahmasebi: Recent developments suggest that the US and its allies have become increasingly wary of China’s expanding influence inside Iraq,…
Iran no threat to anybody in Iraq or elsewhere: Iran mission to UN
MNA – Iran has rejected the United States’ claims that ‘Iranian activities’ endanger American sites and troops in Iraq, saying the Islamic…
Kick American ‘occupational forces’ out ASAP, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei urges Iraq
RT – The Supreme Leader of Iran has urged the Iraqi PM to expel US “occupational forces,” as Washington keeps seeking excuses…
Iraqi govt. should take actions to force US troops out of Iraq: Ayatollah Khamenei
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has urged the Iraqi government to take actions to make the American troops…
Russia rebukes Brian Hook’s claims on Iran, US troops clashes in Iraq
MNA – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has voiced her country’s shock at Brian Hook’s recent unfounded allegations that Iran had…
Washington’s last move to evade Iraq pullout bill
Alwaght – The US foreign policy under President Donald Trump has troubled and obsessive situation these days. The Washington confrontation with regional…
Iraq may end US military presence soon
Alwaght – The US military presence in Iraq is to end within a short time, just contrary to the plans of the…
Iraqis angry after Trump says troops in Iraq to watch Iran
Press TV – President Donald Trump says he will keep US troops in Iraq to “watch” neighboring Iran, although he admits that…
Trump says US troops to remain in Iraq to ‘watch’ Iran
MNA – Trying to justify the US illegal presence in Syria and Iraq, US President Donald Trump says that he will keep…
US eyes returning to Iraq ‘from back door if no front door’
Alwaght- Colonel Steven Warren, the spokesman for the so-called international anti-terror coalition, has said last Monday that Baghdad agreed with the US…
House rejects bid to bring US troops home
The US House of Representatives has rejected a measure to force President Barack Obama to withdraw US troops from Iraq and stop…