Iraq is set to increase its electrical output by 3,000 megawatts after signing a contract to import liquified natural gas, the electricity ministry said on Tuesday, noting that the added electricity will meet the country’s electricity demands during the winter season.

Falih al Fayyadh, the chairman of Iraq’s largely pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), visited Tehran and met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. According to reports, Fayyadh also met with Ali Akbar Ahmadian,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday called on Iran to hand over members of fringe religious groups that call on its members to sacrifice themselves by suicide,

The purportedly God-fearing Islamic Republic of Iran has been exposed as one of the most corrupt countries on earth. Under a theocratic dictatorship, ruled by the mullahs since the overthrow of the ty

Despite Iraq’s vast reserves of (associated) natural gas, the country has long been dependent on Iranian gas supplies. However, under regional and global pressure, Baghdad is reducing its reliance on Tehran and seeking additional gas imports from other regional and international partners.

Iraq's oil ministry said in a statement on Saturday that all procedures had been completed to allow the resumption of exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.

Generally speaking, starting a war out of the blue is a bad idea. This is the lesson, if such was needed, of the utterly unprovoked 2003 U.S. invasion of

In this BBC Persian film for the BBC World Service, former child soldiers share their untold stories and deeply personal testimonies, accompanied by previously unseen footage from the Iran-Iraq War. For the first time in four decades, they recount memories they have never shared, even with their own families.

Hashempour replaced Brazilian coach Marco Octavio in 2019 and helped Team Melli win the 2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. Heshempour served as Octavio's assistant for seven years.