Iraq

MKO threatens to assassinate Iran's top general, new judiciary chief

Jun 28, 2019 02:21

A US and Saudi Arabia-backed anti-Iran terrorist group, which is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent Iranian civilians and officials, has announced a plan to assassinate a senior Iranian military commander and the country’s new Judiciary chief.
Iraqi protesters storm Bahrain embassy over Manama confab for ‘deal of century’

Jun 28, 2019 02:02

Scores of Iraqi people have stormed the Bahrain embassy in the capital city of Baghdad to protest Manama's decision to host a key summit where the US showcased its so-called ‘deal of century’ to supposedly end Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Iran marks 32nd anniversary of chemical bombardment of Sardasht

Jun 28, 2019 01:42

Iranian People on Friday marked the anniversary of chemical bombardment of the northwestern city of Sardasht by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime 32 years ago.
US-led coalition admits killing over 1300 civilians in Syria, Iraq

Jun 28, 2019 01:22

The US-led military coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh terrorist group has admitted killing over 1300 civilians since it started its military campaign in Iraq and Syria nearly five years ago.
Iran’s power generation surges despite US restrictions

Jun 26, 2019 08:14

Iran next week will add 1,300 megawatts of new power capacity to its national grid which is under strain from runaway demand driven up by sizzling summer temperatures.
President Salih: US won’t be allowed to use Iraqi soil to attack Iran

Jun 26, 2019 03:16

President Barham Salih says Iraq will under no circumstances allow the US military to use its bases in the Arab country for an act of aggression against neighboring Iran.
Iraq seeks air defense cooperation with Iran after IRGC downing of US drone

Jun 23, 2019 07:38

Iraq has called for enhanced cooperation with neighboring Iran in the area of air defense, days after Tehran successfully thwarted an American spying mission by downing a sophisticated surveillance drone over Iranian territorial waters.
Nearly dozen killed, 30 injured in bomb blast targeting Baghdad mosque

Jun 21, 2019 09:05

Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque in the eastern flank of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Putin: US attack on Iran would be ‘catastrophe’

Jun 20, 2019 14:20

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warns that a US military attack against Iran would be catastrophic as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran.
Katyusha rocket lands at oil hub in Iraq's Basra, injuring 3

Jun 19, 2019 06:50

Unknown assailants fire a Katyusha rocket at an area housing representative offices of several international oil companies in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, wounding three Iraqis.