Iraq depends on oil revenues, which have plummeted. The country is so desperate it is asking for donations to help it weather the pandemic.
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Was U.S. Wrong About Attack That Nearly Started a War With Iran?
Iraqi military and intelligence officials have raised doubts about who fired the rockets that started a dangerous spiral of events.
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Is Hit by Mortars
For the second time in a week, shelling targeted the American Embassy in Baghdad. The Iraqi government promised a strong response.
Protesters Mass in Baghdad, Demanding U.S. Leave Iraq
A national march against the presence of United States forces, organized by a populist Shiite cleric and armed groups with ties to Iran, drew a crowd estimated at 200,000 to 250,000.
As U.S.-Iran Tensions Flare, Iraq Is Caught in the Middle
After U.S. airstrikes killed an Iranian leader, Iraq’s Parliament voted to expel American forces. Some Iraqi officials say that would be disastrous for Iraq.
U.S. Says It Won’t Discuss Withdrawing Troops From Iraq, Defying Baghdad’s Request
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to send a delegation to Baghdad to prepare for the withdrawal of American troops.
Iraqi Prime Minister Asks U.S. to Start Talks on Troop Withdrawal
Adel Abdul Mahdi said he had spoken to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to request that a delegation be sent to prepare for the pulling out of forces.
Iraq in Worst Political Crisis in Years as Death Toll Mounts From Protests
After three months of demonstrations, the politicians and the protesters are talking past each other, there’s no prime minister and Iran maintains its influence.
Iraqi Protesters Lynch Teenager While Police Stand By
Mistakenly believing that a 16-year-old had fired on them, a mob of antigovernment protesters stabbed him to death.
Netanyahu and Pompeo Seek Heightened Pressure on Iran in Wake of Violent Protests
A meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also expected to gauge American support for Israeli annexation in the Jordan Valley.