Iraq grants Iranian airlines 40 daily Najaf flights after US exemption
Mahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.
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Can Iraq handle future security challenges alone?
More than two decades of US military presence in Iraq comes to an end.
Published On 29 Sep 2026
Flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf resumes amid US aviation sanctions
Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
Iraq looks for oil export alternatives to the troubled Strait of Hormuz
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has forced Iraq to look for alternatives to export its oil.
Iraq seeks US exemption from ban on Iranian flights
Ali al-Zaidi government urges dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions amid US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
Iran war squeezes Iraq’s economy as oil revenues fall and prices rise
Disrupted oil exports, costlier imports, and a weaker dinar expose Iraq’s economic dependence on oil, foreign goods.
From: Inside Story
Will Turkiye end its military presence in northern Iraq?
Ankara agrees to gradually hand over a base in Sinjar.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights after new US aviation sanctions
Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports suspend flights as US ramps up pressure on Iran’s aviation sector.
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Iraq calls for a ‘sovereign Palestinian state’ at UNGA
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi called for a sovereign state of Palestine at the 81st session of the UNGA.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
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Rubio warns of Iraq ‘Balkanisation’: Is that a real threat?
US secretary of state’s warning comes after he and Trump met the Iraqi PM on the sidelines of the UNGA.
Turkiye agrees to gradual handover of Bashiqa base to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Erdogan pledged deeper security cooperation at UNGA.
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