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Category: Iraq

US threatens to close embassy in Baghdad

by AT Contributor September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Enraged by near-daily attacks on its interests in Iraq, Washington has threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad, in a blow to a premier seen as a bulwark against Iran. Iraq has long been caught in a tug-of-war between its allies Iran and the US, rendered rockier by Washington’s “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran since […]

How Iran transformed post-war Iraq ties

by AT Contributor September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

Trump cuts troops in Iraq as campaign heats up

by Paul Handley September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Delta’s daring raid heroics net highest honor

by Dave Makichuk September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

Top ISIS analyst assassinated in Iraq

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse July 8, 2020July 11, 2020

Covid-19 kills father of modern Iraqi architecture

by AT Contributor April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

Iraq PM nominee juggled Iran, US ties to get nod

by Ali Choukeir April 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Iraq faces financial calamity after crude crash

by Maya Gebeily March 20, 2020March 21, 2020

Centurion C-RAM: The solution that isn’t

by Stephen Bryen March 18, 2020March 21, 2020

Iraq must break free from foreign powers

by Jennifer Lyn February 17, 2020February 18, 2020

US meddling in Iraq: the situation post-Soleimani

by Sajad Abedi February 17, 2020February 18, 2020

US uneasy over Iraq’s new prime minister

by MK Bhadrakumar February 8, 2020February 18, 2020

Iraq’s new prime minister is being set up to fail

by Faisal Al Yafai February 6, 2020February 18, 2020

The art of the deal, Pentagon-style

by William J. Astore February 5, 2020February 18, 2020

US, Iran still at risk of a disastrous collision

by Prabir Purkayastha February 5, 2020February 18, 2020

Chaos in Iraq may further US regional strategy

by MK Bhadrakumar January 29, 2020February 18, 2020

العراق: مقتل 12 شخص في أسبوع خلال اشتباكات بعد عودة الاحتجاجات

by Waad Ahmed January 23, 2020February 18, 2020

Insatiable money sinkhole: the Pentagon

by Mandy Smithberger January 22, 2020February 18, 2020

Iranian, US inconsistencies after Soleimani killing

by S K Chatterji January 17, 2020February 18, 2020

The real US-Iran war will be fought on proxy battlefields

by Faisal Al Yafai January 17, 2020February 18, 2020

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