Iraq
ISO IRQ · CAP Baghdad
Militia presence pressures sovereignty; Kurdistan budget standoff; oil-revenue dependence elevated.
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Iran turns to Iraq’s Umm Qasr as new hub to bypass US blockade | Iran International
Iran turns to Iraq’s Umm Qasr as new hub to bypass US blockade | Iran International ایران اینترنشنال
Army identifies soldier who died in training accident in Iraq
Army identifies soldier who died in training accident in Iraq Military Times British soldier killed in Iraq training exercise named as Lance Corporal James Freeman BBC Yes, I Served in Iraq. But What if People Mistake Me for a Hero? thewarh
Spain 1-1 Iraq (Jun 4, 2026) Game Analysis
Spain 1-1 Iraq (Jun 4, 2026) Game Analysis ESPN Doski stunner earns Iraq draw against understrength Spain in World Cup warm-up The Guardian Spain vs Iraq: Friendlies stats & head-to-head BBC
Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities AP News
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley roasted for claiming he was ‘in combat’ in Iraq and Afghanistan: ‘Low-rent Brian Williams’
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley roasted for claiming he was ‘in combat’ in Iraq and Afghanistan: ‘Low-rent Brian Williams’ Yahoo
Israel sent troops to 'Azerbaijan, UAE, Iraq and Somaliland' during Iran war
Israel sent troops to 'Azerbaijan, UAE, Iraq and Somaliland' during Iran war Middle East Eye
Iraq’s militias are fracturing as Iran turns from theocracy to juntocracy
Iraq’s militias are fracturing as Iran turns from theocracy to juntocracy Atlantic Council
Iraq Revives Kurdistan Production in Bid to Rescue Oil Revenues
Iraq Revives Kurdistan Production in Bid to Rescue Oil Revenues Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Saudi Arabia Overtakes UAE, Iraq, Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait and Others in the Race to Bypass Future Energy Choke Points with Massive Pipeline Networks, Red Sea Corridors, Gulf of Oman Export Routes and Strategic Infrastructure Investmen
Saudi Arabia Overtakes UAE, Iraq, Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait and Others in the Race to Bypass Future Energy Choke Points with Massive Pipeline Networks, Red Sea Corridors, Gulf of Oman Export Routes and Strategic Infrastructur
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Multi-front escalation risk persists. Domestic political fractures and reservist exhaustion compound regional spillover.
Proxy network engaged across Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq. Economic distress and succession uncertainty raise miscalculation risk.
Post-transition stabilisation uneven; Israeli air operations continue; reconstruction financing unresolved.
Currency collapse, state-capacity erosion, Hezbollah-Israel attritional exchanges. Reform package stalled.