Iraq's balancing act has been tested by Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups' attacks on Israel and on U.S. troops in the country they say are in solidarity with Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war.

Iraq Wants Iran-Backed Factions to Lay Down Weapons, Foreign Minister Says By Timour Azhari LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U ...

Baghdad is attempting to pursuade strong Iran-backed armed factions in Iraq to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said. These Iran-backed groups ...

- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit ...

Iran-aligned forces in Iraq and Yemen have announced suspension of their attacks on Israel in response to a ceasefire deal struck between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.

Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives for its nuclear enrichment program in an act of sabotage ...

In addition to trying to merge with the Syrian military, Iran seems to be trying a few more tricks. These include using Iraq, also under considerable Iranian influence, as an area to store Iranian ...

The operation in Iraq also eliminated his bodyguard. MIT identified the Iranian terrorists operating ... His bodyguard Sahe, known by the code name "Sivan Ciya," had also been active in Iran and the ...

The war in Gaza stoked conflict in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq, and raised fears of all-out war between arch regional foes Israel and Iran. In November ...

United Nations human rights experts expressed serious concern on Tuesday regarding the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to ...