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U.S. Revokes Visa for Iraqi Ex-Finance Minister Reported on Terror Watchlist

The action marks a sharp reversal for a U.S.-honored official whose alleged misconduct has not been publicly documented.

U.S. to Withdraw Last Forces From Iraq by Sept. 30, Baghdad and CENTCOM Say

Syria Says It Found Long-Range Missiles Hidden in Oil Tanker Bound for Baniyas

Iraq Detains Officials in Pre‑Dawn Green Zone Raids

Iraq Demands Bigger OPEC Quota and Signals Possible Exit

Iraq Swears In Ali al-Zaidi With Partial Cabinet After Parliament Vote

Iraq Probes Alleged Secret Israeli Outpost as New Searches Sweep Western Desert

U.S. Offers ‘Best Wishes’ to Iraq’s New Prime Minister-Designate Ali al-Zaidi

U.S. Sanctions Seven Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Commanders as Global Terrorists

U.S. Offers $10 Million for Information on Kataib Hezbollah Leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi

Bahrain Summons Iraqi Envoy Over Drone Strikes From Iraq-Based Groups

Iraq’s Parliament Elects Nizar Amidi President, Ending Months of Deadlock

U.S. Journalist Shelly Kittleson Freed in Baghdad After Weeklong Abduction

U.S. Embassy Warns of Imminent Baghdad Attacks and Tells Americans to Leave Iraq

American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Abducted in Baghdad as Search Intensifies

Drone Targets Iraqi Kurdistan President’s Residence as Baghdad Orders Probe

Iraq and Kurdistan Restart Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Exports After Baghdad–Erbil Deal

Turkey and Iraq Warn Against Opening Kurdish Front in War With Iran

French Soldier Killed and Six Wounded in Iraq Drone Strike Near Erbil

Iraqi Women’s Rights Leader Yanar Mohammed Shot Dead in Baghdad, Investigation Under Way