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Watch: Iran strikes US embassy in Baghdad, smoke rises over compound

Tensions flared in the Middle East as Iran reportedly targeted the US embassy in Baghdad with drones following a stern warning. The attack, which saw thick black smoke rising from the compound, occurred shortly after strikes hit powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah. Iraq finds itself increasingly drawn into the regional…

The Times of India

Iran-US war latest: Dubai shuts airport as Trump warns Nato faces ‘bad future’ if allies don’t help open Strait of Hormuz

The US president said it is only appropriate that those who benefit from oil coming through the waterway help to free it

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump threatens Iran's oil infrastructure after US bombs island military sites

President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

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US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure

The Independent UK

President renews call for allies to secure strait of Hormuz – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war and is the only country facing strikes from both sides, threatening to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis

The Independent UK

US Diplomatic Facility In Iraq Struck By Drone — Staff Ordered To 'Duck And Cover'

A drone struck a US diplomatic facility near Baghdad airport, forcing staff to take cover amid rising regional tensions and Iran-backed militia threats.

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Iraqi police fire tear gas at pro-Iran protest near US embassy in Baghdad

Police dispersed dozens of Iraqis protesting in support of Iran near Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday night.

Euronews

At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq

US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Guardian - UK

Photos of Islamic State suspects interrogated at Baghadad prison before trials

Iraq is interrogating thousands of Islamic State suspects in Baghdad at what used to be called Camp Cooper, now the Al-Karkh Central Prison. Over a period of several weeks, the U.S. military escorted them from prisons in Syria in preparation for trials related to crimes committed in Iraq.

The Independent UK

IS suspects transferred from Syria to Iraq are interrogated in a Baghdad prison

Iraq is questioning thousands of Islamic State suspects who have been transferred from prisons in northeastern Syria as it's preparing to put some of them on trial for brutalities and crimes committed in Iraq

The Independent UK

Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues

Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners have protested in central Baghdad to demand that Iraq's government reverse new customs tariffs

The Independent UK

Nour al-Maliki slams US meddling in Iraq's affairs after Trump threatens to cut off support

After decades of conflicts and chaos, Iraq has recently regained a sense of stability but it is struggling with weak economic growth and cannot risk punitive measures by the US.

Euronews

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq

Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal

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The decision to move Islamic State prisons from Syria was an Iraqi request

This significant relocation effort is unfolding amidst growing instability in northeast Syria

The Guardian - UK

‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing

Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks

The Guardian - UK

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo review – wild horror and sharp-toothed comedy from the Iraq war

Rajiv Joseph’s surreal tale of a captive animal that returns from the dead after the 2003 invasion is bracingly unconventional

Evening Standard

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Young Vic: Wickedly funny with a nightmare feel

4/5 The Young Vic presents a profound and nightmarish drama set on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War

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The Guardian - UK

‘It went gangbusters’: the play about the Iraq war – told through the eyes of a starving Baghdad zoo tiger

As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone – until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated drama

The Independent UK

Prime minister's coalition makes a strong showing in Iraqi elections, but no single bloc dominates

Iraqi election officials have announced preliminary results for Iraq’s parliamentary elections, showing traditional powers still dominate their regions

The Independent UK

After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped and tortured by an Iraqi militia for more than two years

The Independent UK

Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election

Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election

Euronews

Greek carrier Aegean Airways set to fly direct to Baghdad in European first

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis confirmed that the inaugural flight to Iraq's capital would take place on 16 December.

The Independent UK

Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

An official says a Greek airline will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year

The Independent UK

Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East

Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East’s most delicate moments in years

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