Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch
US and Iranian influence loom as the Shia parliamentary bloc moves to choose its leader months after elections.
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Protesters in Iraq swarm Kuwaiti consulate after deadly rocket attack
Angry protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq’s Basra after rockets hit a house in Khor al-Zubair.
Published On 7 Apr 2026
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Massive fire engulfs oil storage tanks near Baghdad
Video showed orange flames and thick black smoke pouring from “black oil” storage tanks in Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq.
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US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after weeklong abduction in Iraq
US and Iraqi officials confirm release after militia demands freeing of several of its members from prison.
The US could still try to play the ethnic card in Iran
But past experience and current geopolitical realities show such a strategy is doomed to failure.
‘Arnold No.1’: Iraq coach given hero’s welcome after sealing World Cup spot
Graham Arnold was received by jubilant Iraqi fans upon his return to Australia after a successful qualification campaign.
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Iraqis give rousing welcome to coach behind historic World Cup return
Iraqis in Sydney turned out in full force to welcome coach Graham Arnold as he returned to Australia.
Published On 6 Apr 2026
Trump says US armed Iranian dissidents via Kurds weeks before launching war
Trump’s admission gives credence to Iranian assertion that the January protests were backed by the West to create chaos.
OPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
The rise is largely symbolic as some key members are unable to raise production amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
Followers of Iraq's Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr wave Iraqi flags during a protest against US-Israeli attacks on Iran, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the regional tension, suffering attacks targeting US interests and pro-Iranian factions within its territory. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
In Baghdad's Tahrir Square, enormous crowds filled the streets, brandishing Iraqi flags and shouting slogans against Israel and the United States. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
The ongoing war has resulted in thousands of casualties throughout the region. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Shia leader Muqtada Sadr had issued calls for peaceful demonstrations “to condemn the Zionist-American aggression and to establish peace in the region”. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Beneath Baghdad's Freedom Monument, which honours Iraq's independence declaration, protesters denounced what they characterised as US and Israeli meddling in regional matters. [Mohammed Aty/Reuters]
Sadr commands a loyal following of millions within Iraq's Shia majority and has consistently demonstrated his ability to mobilise large crowds. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Though Sadr has opposed various governments over the years, his influence extends into Iraqi ministries and official institutions through his representatives. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
“What America and Israel are doing in their aggression against the countries of the region is not a war of a military nature, but a senseless war,” said Dhirgham Samir, a demonstrator in his 40s. [Ahmed Saad/Reuters
"They [US and Israel] violate the rights of all the peoples of the region first, and then the world," cleric Ali Al-Fartousi told AFP. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
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Iran war: What is happening on day 37 of US-Israeli attacks?
A US crew member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter plane has been rescued, Trump says.
