Referring to developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine, Jalali said Western interference had contributed to regional security challenges.
“The reason was made up,” Murphy said, arguing that the decision was not about safety but a “cover-up.”
The remarks renew political debate over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Lithuanian border guards have detained 35 Afghan and Iraqi migrants who crossed into Lithuania from Belarus, the Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said. The group...
Trump said the withdrawal from Iraq marked the end of what he described as a costly military involvement, adding that he had set a clear mission...
Iraq produced around 4 million barrels of oil per day before the outbreak of the Iran war.
Iranian state media reported on Wednesday that a suspected US airstrike targeted an area near the western Iranian city of Piranshahr, close to the Iraqi border,...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has said any withdrawal of American forces from Iraq should be based on conditions on the ground rather than...
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into...
The line-up for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is now complete, with Iraq claiming the final berth to cap off a historic and expanded qualification campaign....
former champions Japan delivered a dominant performance to eliminate Afghanistan 6-0. Japan pulled away in the second half to secure a comprehensive win and extend their...
After more than a decade in Iraq, the United States has begun scaling back its ground presence in the region, transferring control of key military installations...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that “the majority of those killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were innocent civilians.” Speaking to CNN’s Christiane...
While the motive remains unclear, a Justice Department official told Reuters the incident is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.
Mirziyoyev also called for attracting 100 major Iraqi entrepreneurs to Samarkand and organizing an “Uzbekistan–Iraq” business forum to deepen commercial ties.
Iran is considering releasing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees across its western borders with Iraq and Turkey. According to The Guardian, it would be part...
Fifty people were killed in a massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq, the state news agency (INA) reported on Thursday, citing...
Muhammad Zubair Wadan, Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires in Turkey, met on Wednesday with the ambassador of Iraq to Turkey, Majid Al-Lajmawi, to discuss the potential reopening of...
The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by U.S. officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January
The leader of Daesh in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq’s prime minister said on Friday, describing him as “one of the most dangerous terrorists...