Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s electricity ministry on Friday said that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani had “positive” discussions with the Iranian side regarding the resumption of suspended gas exports.

Baghdad’s push to dismantle armed groups working outside of the state apparatus comes as Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah have taken heavy blows, and Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria has been repl

The word for 2025 is “sovereignty.” Despite many challenges like reducing oil dependency, ensuring political stability amid sectarian divides and managing environmental crises, the Sudani government must focus on protecting the state.

Iran's military power and influence has been badly weakened and clashes with Israel and the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria have left it reeling.

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

Iran this month launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket launchers and ballistic missiles, and thwarting a simulated assault on a nuclear facility that involved “a multitude of air threats,” according to state television coverage.

Islam Dotkanlou, a senior figure of the PKK terrorist group's Iranian branch, was eliminated by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT),

Starmer is eager to remake relations with a host of capitals, from Beijing to Brussels, and anxious to seal deals to boost Britain's ailing economy

During 15 months of war, Israel has struck Iran and its allies, and Iran’s regional influence has diminished. Iraq also appears to have pressured militia groups into halting their aerial attacks against Israel.

Iran's Minister of Energy and Iraq's Minister of Electricity and Energy met to discuss electricity exchange and the export of technical and engineering services in the power sector. According to Iran's Ministry of Energy,

Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday.