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News Iraq: What Tehran does in Iraq and elsewhere threatens US interests

Published on: Thursday 22 August 2024
What Tehran does in Iraq and elsewhere threatens US interests
News source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3129307/what-tehran-does-in-iraq-and-elsewhere-threatens-us-interests/

Earlier this month, Iran’s most well-known foreign proxy, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, launched numerous rockets at Israel, making international headlines. It is seen as part of Iran’s expected response to ...

News Iraq: Iran proxies wage war on Israel, threaten US interests as Iraq slammed for not disarming them

Published on: Thursday 05 March 2026
Iran proxies wage war on Israel, threaten US interests as Iraq slammed for not disarming them
News source: https://www.aol.com/articles/iran-proxies-wage-war-israel-172504660.html

FIRST ON FOX: The Israeli military spokesman confirmed to Fox News Digital this week that multiple unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs, have been launched into Israel from Iraqi territory since the start ...

News Iraq: Saving Iraq By Dividing It

Published on: Thursday 21 September 2006
Saving Iraq By Dividing It
News source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2028842/saving-iraq-by-dividing-it/

SENATOR JOE BIDEN wants to save Iraq by dividing it–sort of. The speech Biden delivered Wednesday morning to the Council on Foreign Relations elaborated on the “five-point plan” he first laid out in a ...

News Iraq: Iraq: What happened to US plans for an extreme makeover of the economy?

Published on: Thursday 18 August 2005
Iraq: What happened to US plans for an extreme makeover of the economy?
News source: https://www.cfr.org/articles/iraq-what-happened-us-plans-extreme-makeover-economy

I agree with Mark Thoma more often than naught. I certainly share his concern about the shifting sectoral composition of output (translated from economese to English, more jobs in housing), and, like Mark, worry that if the US continues to rely (almost) exclusively on the housing sector for job growth, it may face big problems […]

News Iraq: Iraq warns of economic risks from Hormuz maritime threats, urges regional cooperation

Published on: Wednesday 29 April 2026
Iraq warns of economic risks from Hormuz maritime threats, urges regional cooperation
News source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/world/300420262

Iraq has reaffirmed its commitment to maritime security and freedom of navigation during a United Nations Security Council session on Wednesday, warning that disruptions to key waterways pose a direct threat to its economy.

News Iraq: Baghdad Reiterates its Position on Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline

Published on: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Baghdad Reiterates its Position on Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline
News source: https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2026/03/18/baghdad-reiterates-its-position-on-kirkuk-ceyhan-pipeline/

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a further statement setting out its position on the resumption of exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, following recent comments by the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources. The statement describes the KRG ministry's position as political in nature, and sets out Baghdad's operational and legal

News Iraq: Iraq seeks to bypass Hormuz, resumes Kirkuk oil exports to Turkey

Published on: Thursday 19 March 2026
Iraq seeks to bypass Hormuz, resumes Kirkuk oil exports to Turkey
News source: https://www.newarab.com/news/bypassing-hormuz-iraq-resumes-kirkuk-oil-exports-turkey

The restart of exports offers only a modest lifeline to Iraq’s oil-reliant economy, as Hormuz disruptions and regional turmoil continue to cast a long shadow.

News Iraq: Oil prices top $112 after Iraq declares force majeure, Kuwait refineries attacked

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Oil prices top $112 after Iraq declares force majeure, Kuwait refineries attacked
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/oil-wti-brent-us-weighs-releasing-sanctioned-iranian-crude.html

Oil prices rose Friday even after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington may soon lift sanctions on Iranian crude stored aboard tankers.

News Iraq: Enslaved Africans, an uprising and an ancient farming system in Iraq: study sheds light on timelines

Published on: Thursday 21 August 2025
Enslaved Africans, an uprising and an ancient farming system in Iraq: study sheds light on timelines
News source: https://theconversation.com/enslaved-africans-an-uprising-and-an-ancient-farming-system-in-iraq-study-sheds-light-on-timelines-262977

Peter J. Brown receives funding from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung. Written accounts tell the story of the Zanj rebellion – a slave revolt that took place in the late 9th century in southern Iraq. Some of ...

News Iraq: Iraq faces severe oil export challenges amid regional tensions: Expert

Published on: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Iraq faces severe oil export challenges amid regional tensions: Expert
News source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/18032026

Iraq’s oil exports have decreased to unprecedented levels amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to regional conflict between the US and Israel on the one side and Iran on the other, Nabil al-Marsoumi, an economic expert, told Rudaw in an interview on Tuesday.

News Iraq: Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Oilfields Run by Foreign Companies as Hormuz Disruption Halts Exports

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Oilfields Run by Foreign Companies as Hormuz Disruption Halts Exports
News source: https://www.ibtimes.sg/iraq-declares-force-majeure-oilfields-run-by-foreign-companies-hormuz-disruption-halts-exports-84586

Iraq declared force majeure on foreign-run oilfields as Hormuz disruptions halted exports and cut production sharply.

News Iraq: Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Foreign-Operated Oilfields Over Hormuz Disruption, Sources Say

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026
Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Foreign-Operated Oilfields Over Hormuz Disruption, Sources Say
News source: https://gvwire.com/2026/03/20/iraq-declares-force-majeure-on-foreign-operated-oilfields-over-hormuz-disruption-sources-say/

Iraq declares force majeure on oilfields amid military disruptions affecting crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

News Iraq: Fire at newly opened mall in Iraq kills more than 60 people

Published on: Wednesday 16 July 2025
Fire at newly opened mall in Iraq kills more than 60 people
News source: https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/world-news/a-fire-at-a-mall-in-eastern-iraq-kills-more-than-60-people/

A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq’s Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement ...

News Iraq: A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

Published on: Wednesday 16 July 2025
A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people
News source: https://www.aol.com/fire-mall-eastern-iraq-kills-063027877.html

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late Wednesday in the city of Kut in Wasit province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Others are still missing, according to the state-run Iraqi News Agency.

News Iraq: Is the Dinar Your Retirement Plan?

Published on: Wednesday 18 March 2026
Is the Dinar Your Retirement Plan?
News source: https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2026/03/19/is-the-dinar-your-retirement-plan/

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Payroll Cliff: Why the Dinar Can't Be Your Retirement Plan For two decades, promoters of the Iraqi dinar as an investment have pointed to the country's oil wealth and whispered of an

News Iraq: 'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks

Published on: Monday 02 February 2026
'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
News source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/03/you-are-not-scaling-ethereum-vitalik-buterin-issues-a-blunt-reality-check-to-the-biggest-crypto-networks

The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.

News Iraq: Ethereum faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount

Published on: Sunday 22 March 2026
Ethereum faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount
News source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/03/22/ethereum-faces-make-or-break-moment-in-high-stakes-balancing-act-as-scaling-quantum-and-ai-pressures-mount

While upgrades have improved efficiency and lowered costs, the ecosystem faces deeper structural questions around fragmentation, security, and purpose, even as it continues prioritizing base-layer scaling.

News Iraq: Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can’t find jobs, while other vets and civilians gain work

Published on: Monday 07 October 2019
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can’t find jobs, while other vets and civilians gain work
News source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/370791/iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-cant-find-jobs-while-other-vets-and-civilians-gain-work/

War veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan struggle to find jobs despite nationwide unemployment reaching a 50-year low last month. The unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans rose from 3.9% to ...