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67 vessels redirected, 4 disabled under Iran maritime blockade: CENTCOM

Outgoing Iraqi PM backs new cabinet as parliament prepares confidence vote

Erbil adopts precautionary measures to limit the Hantavirus spread

The geometry of the sun: A 2026 audit of Kurdish survival

Rojava institution pushes for official status of Kurdish in Syria

US defense official denies claim that Kurds diverted weapons meant for Iranian protesters

Beyond oil services: The evolution of China’s strategic investment in Iraq

US Navy turns back tanker carrying Iraqi crude after transiting Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon says Iran war spending hits $29 billion as defense costs rise

UK announces major air, naval deployment in Hormuz under multinational mission

Rojava schools mark 10 years of Kurdish-language education after decades of bans

Iraq announces 8.8 billion-barrel supergiant oil discovery in Najaf

Nechirvan Barzani’s helping hand to Iraqi PM-designate Zaidi

Syria sees rise in ‘sectarian-motivated’ killings, hate speech: Watchdog

Turkey publishes landmark 15-volume Kurdish literary collection

President Barzani vows support for minority representation in next Iraqi government

Iran says US proposal to end war ‘under review’

US, Iran near draft deal to end war as talks advance: Report

IRGC strikes another Kurdish opposition camp in Kurdistan Region as US-Iran deal nears

UN says Iran should not execute people for exercising their rights

US calls for 'action, not words' from Iraq over militias

Beyond the chokepoint: the multi-billion-dollar race to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

US offers $10 million reward for information on Iraqi militia leader

UN report finds global migration broadly stable, contradicting Western political narrative

US pauses Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz amid push for Iran deal