UN Warns of Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis as 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Persian Gulf Blockade
A grave humanitarian emergency is rapidly escalating in the Persian Gulf, where nearly 20,000 seafarers remain stranded aboard…
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire with strikes reported in south Lebanon
Israel carried out multiple strikes on locations in southern Lebanon on Friday, while Hezbollah launched drones and other…
America’s Iraq failure is haunting Trump’s war with Iran
Alaa’s view The failure of US policy in Iraq more than two decades ago is now haunting US…
Iraq security brief: Two drone attacks strike refugee sites, Drug trafficker detained
2026-04-27T22:46:21+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and…
Iraq launches probe into Kurdistan drone strikes
2026-04-24T10:29:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Erbil Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation…
U.S. Halts Dollar Shipments to Iraq Amid Rising Tensions
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has taken significant steps to curb Iranian influence in Iraq…
Uncertainty looms over US-Iran peace talks as Tehran stays silent, Vance heads to Pakistan
Uncertainty deepened over the prospects of fresh U.S.-Iran peace talks on Tuesday, with no official confirmation yet from…
Bahrain summons Iraq’s envoy after drone attacks
Bahrain summoned Iraq’s chargé d’affaires in Manama on Monday to express its protest over what it described as…
U.S., Iraq Discuss Security Cooperation After Drone Ambush on Diplomats in Baghdad
In a statement posted on its social media platforms, the embassy confirmed that the U.S.-Iraq High Joint Coordination…
Iranian-linked drone attack kills Kurdish couple in northern Iraq
It is the latest attack by Iran and Iranian-backed militias using drones and missiles on the Kurdistan region.…
Iran-allied Islamic Resistance claims 19 attacks against US bases in Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], April 4 (ANI): The Islamic Resistance, an umbrella body of Iran-backed militia, has carried out 19…
Which countries side with the U.S. and Iran
Just last night, Iran’s foreign minister said his government is not planning negotiations to end the war. Now…