Trump agrees US-Iraq security partnership

Trump agrees US-Iraq security partnership

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Saleh agreed on Wednesday on the need for a continued US military role in Baghdad, the White House said in a...
Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting two Iraqi military bases manned with US and coalition personnel at Ain Al-Asad and Erbil, the Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan...
Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

(VOVWORLD) - Iran fired rockets early on Wednesday at Iraq’s al Asad airbase, which hosts U.S. forces, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a...
US-Iran tension and its consequences

US-Iran tension and its consequences

(VOVWORLD) - “On the brink of war”, “on verge of conflict”, and “dangerous military confrontation” are the phrases that the media have recently used to talk about the extreme tension between...
Iraq’s rebuilding challange

Iraq’s rebuilding challange

(VOVWORLD) - Anti-government protests have led to clashes in Iraq recently, the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi since he took office. The government’s primary mission is to...
Iraq seeks to help calm Iran-US tension

Iraq seeks to help calm Iran-US tension

(VOVWORLD) - Iraq offered to mediate the crisis between the US and Iran, its two key allies, Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim said at a joint press conference with his Iranian...
UN warns of threats of ISIS and al-Qaida

UN warns of threats of ISIS and al-Qaida

(VOVWORLD) - A UN sanctions committee against the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaida warned on Monday that ISIS is evolving into a global network while al-Qaida may grow stronger...