Unidentified gunmen shot dead four Iraqi soldiers and wounded seven more at a military checkpoint in Anbar province on Thursday, two security sources said. The attack occurred near Garma, a town 50 km northwest of Baghdad, in the early hours of Thursday morning. In a separate incident...

The EU's diplomatic chief said Thursday that the bloc would support talks between the US and Tehran, but only if the current nuclear deal with Iran is preserved. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a bitter standoff since last year when US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled...

Iraq condemned Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Thursday for defending Israel’s recent targeting of Hashd al-Shaabi, a largely Shia paramilitary force. “The Foreign Ministry rejects and condemns the Bahraini foreign minister’s tweet about the recent attacks on...

The United States must observe a landmark nuclear deal and halt "economic terrorism" against Iran if it wants to hold talks, the Islamic republic's foreign minister said Thursday. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a bitter standoff since last year when US President Donald Trump...