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Iraq

Iran got Chinese satellite images before deadly strike on US troops, report reveals

As it happened
Middle East

The week in pictures: Nepal rescue operations, World Nomad Games and Russian strikes on Kyiv

In pictures
Europe

Why did Riyadh join US strikes on Tehran's allies in Iraq?

Middle East

US says it struck dozens of Iranian targets in latest wave of attacks

Middle East

Trump tries to take action in the Middle East ahead of midterm elections

Middle East

US and Saudi Araba jointly strike Iraq, widening the conflict

Middle East

'Two options' for Trump in Middle East war: 'he waits or he escalates massively'

Middle East

UK looks to build naval coalition to secure shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Middle East

Iran launches new missile attacks as US and Saudi Arabia strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Middle East

Iran launches drone, missile attacks on dissident bases in Iraqi Kurdistan

Huge crowds flood Iraq’s holy cities for Khamenei funeral procession

Middle East

World Cup 2026: Senegal crush 10-man Iraq to remain in hunt for knockout spot

Sport
World Cup Debrief

World Cup 2026: France win after weather delay as Messi smashes record

Sport

World Cup 2026: Mbappé stars as France breeze past Iraq despite weather chaos

Sport

World Cup 2026: France-Iraq match suspended as stadium is evacuated due to thunderstorms

Sport

France - Iraq: Mbappé shines as Bleus demolish Iraq to advance

As it happened
Sport

France aims for second win in World Cup group stage

France

For Iraqi minorities, World Cup representation is a source of pride

Middle East

'Les Bleus' get ready for their second World Cup game against Iraq

Sport

World Cup 2026: Haaland double powers Norway to winning start against Iraq

Sport

Can Hormuz be bypassed? Past shows commercial viability may simply not be there, analyst says

Middle East

'Huge mismatch' between Iran, US and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says

Middle East
Truth or Fake

Israel built two secret military bases in Iraq to aid Iran war, New York Times reports

Middle East
Perspective

A diary of America's wars with photographer Peter van Agtmael

Americas

Iraq’s president asks PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi to form government

Middle East

Washington uses Iraq's own oil money to bend Baghdad to its will

Analysis
Middle East

Ghassan Salamé: Lebanon negotiating with Israel 'to give serenity, prosperity to fellow countrymen'

Middle East

'Hierarchy of sovereignty': Israel claims authority over 'which Lebanese areas are inhabitable'

Middle East

'US military leverage a risky tactic': Bombs, military escalation will not bring Iran 'to the table'

Middle East

Tale of two truces: Lebanon 'steps up' alongside Israel as Tehran, Washington edge towards deal

Middle East
Focus

Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan in despair: 'We weren't at war with anyone'

Middle East

Iran believes they hold the cards amid 'dysfunction & chaos in US national security decision-making'

Middle East

Former IS group child ‘fighters’ jailed in Iraq seek repatriation to France

Middle East

Iran-backed Iraqi armed group releases kidnapped US journalist

Middle East

'Hit by both sides': US war on Iran threatens Iraq's 'careful strategy of multi-alignment'

Middle East

Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq

Middle East

Iraq secure final World Cup spot with win over Bolivia, join France group

Sport

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad by suspected Iranian-backed armed group

Middle East

‘Transnational repression’: Iranian diaspora faces harassment, death threats, pressure on families

Middle East
Middle East Matters

'Justice necessary': Yazidi survivors deliver harrowing genocide testimony amid int'l indifference

Middle East

'Justice necessary': Yazidi survivors deliver harrowing genocide testimony amid int'l indifference

Middle East

As 'war of choice' escalates into international crisis, Miller says Trump has 'no strategy'

Middle East

'Tehran assumes war is behind them: Iran will not capitulate, Trump has it all wrong'

Middle East

Iraq caught between US and Iran, facing attacks from both warring sides & Iran-aligned actors within

Saudi leader said to be pushing Trump to continue war in Iran, New York Times reports

Middle East

French jihadist sentenced to life in jail over IS group genocide of Iraq's Yazidis

Middle East

‘It was very painful’: Yazidi woman testifies on IS group sexual slavery in Paris court

France

'Acute risk' that Iraq could become once again victim of internal conflict as Iran war progresses

Middle East

Trump says some countries not 'enthusiastic' about helping with Hormuz Strait

As it happened
Middle East

Macron urges Iran to cease regional attacks, restore Hormuz navigation

As it happened
Middle East

US embassy attacked in Baghdad after strikes kill Iran-backed fighters in Iraq

Middle East

French soldier killed by Iranian drone was on anti-jihad mission in Iraq

Middle East

Iran threatens US ‘hideouts’ in UAE after US strikes key Kharg Island

As it happened
Middle East

'Unacceptable': Drone strike kills French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Middle East

Macron says officer killed in Iraq as pro-Iran group vows to target French interests

Middle East

'There's going to be a complete reset of the region at the end of this war'

Middle East

Iran guards target "separatist groups"

Middle East

Kurdish Iraq draws a line: Erbil warns against attacks on Iran from Kurdish territory

Middle East

Trump unlikely to ever commit ground US forces to Iran, expert says

Middle East

'Notion that the Iranian Kurds could trust anything the Americans said would be pretty reckless'

Middle East

NATO shoots down Iranian missile en route towards Turkish airspace

Europe

Death of Ali Khamenei : Pro-Iranian regime protesters attack US consulates

Asia / Pacific

Iran targets US military bases in the Middle East with retaliatory strikes

Middle East
Reporters

Kurdish autonomy: A shattered dream?

Middle East

How a Jewish family’s Baghdad home became France’s rent-free embassy

Explainer
Middle East

Iraq starts investigations into IS group detainees moved from Syrian camps

Middle East

Dr. Mohammad: 'Iraq’s Jewish history and heritage is integral to the Iraqi identity'

Middle East

Jewish family brings France to trial over Baghdad embassy

Middle East

Iraq PM candidate Maliki slams US ‘blatant interference’ after Trump threat

Middle East

Air France resumes service to Dubai, KLM suspends Middle East flights as US forces head to Gulf

Europe

Iran’s military-grade crackdown expands from Kurdish areas – and Kurds fear the worst

Long read
Middle East