https://sagire.online/topic/iraq/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/2f872aef/https://sagire.online/wire/2f872aef/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:22:00 -0300Iraq's oil exports through the Kurdistan Region's pipeline to Turkey doubled from 250,000 to 500,000 barrels a day, according to Baz Karim Barzanji, head of the Erbil-based energy company KAR Group, who wrote on X on Saturday. The crude shipped on the route is marketed by the state-run Somo. Oil Minister Basim al-Abadi said exports through all routes had risen above 3.4 million barrels a day since the start of October.IraqTurkeyEnergyOil https://sagire.online/wire/3e9068fb/https://sagire.online/wire/3e9068fb/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced six French nationals to life in prison and a seventh to 15 years after convicting them of membership in the Islamic State (IS) group, a Reuters witness inside the courtroom said, France 24 reported. The men were among 47 French IS suspects transferred from detention facilities in northeast Syria to Iraq last year under a broader relocation arrangement coordinated by US forces and Iraqi authorities.IraqFranceJusticeConflict https://sagire.online/wire/953a3447/https://sagire.online/wire/953a3447/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:22:00 -0300Iran's Mehr news agency reported that the Revolutionary Guards' ground forces hit the headquarters of the Komala group in the Balisan region with drones the previous night, according to Middle East Eye, which cited the agency. Mehr described Komala as a “terrorist and separatist group”, and the target is in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.IranIraqConflictDrones https://sagire.online/wire/5f011fd4/https://sagire.online/wire/5f011fd4/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:23:00 -0300A drone struck the headquarters of anti-Iran groups northeast of Erbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, according to Reuters, which cited security sources in the region, in a report by Mehr News. No further details were announced on possible casualties or damage.IraqIranConflict https://sagire.online/wire/ed51d5bd/https://sagire.online/wire/ed51d5bd/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:23:00 -0300Iraq believes Israel was behind recent strikes on two sites where Iran-backed militias had stockpiled “Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defense systems” sourced from Tehran, sources told London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, as reported by the Jerusalem Post. The report did not provide evidence for the claims and noted that parts of them could not be confirmed.IraqIsraelIranConflict https://sagire.online/wire/cba201f1/https://sagire.online/wire/cba201f1/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:23:00 -0300The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it will stand with Iran against what it described as Zionist-American aggression against the Islamic Republic, according to Mehr News. The statement said 171 violations of Iraqi airspace by American combat and surveillance aircraft were documented between September 30 and October 23.IraqIranUnited StatesConflict https://sagire.online/wire/576597dc/https://sagire.online/wire/576597dc/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:24:00 -0300Iraq's prime minister said on Friday that no US troops are left in the country, including in advisory roles, according to Anadolu, as Baghdad moves to bring all weapons under state control by next June. He said that by June 30, 2027, there will be no weapons outside the framework of the state, and stressed that the government's decision to restrict weapons to state institutions is final and irreversible.IraqUnited StatesDefense https://sagire.online/wire/75d25d99/https://sagire.online/wire/75d25d99/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300Iraq has closed the Al Sheeb border crossing with Iran to travelers and goods, according to a government official cited by The National. The closure took effect at 6am local time on Wednesday and will remain in place until further notice. Two sources at the crossing told Reuters that the measure also affects vehicles and commercial trucks, the Jerusalem Post reported.IraqIranTrade https://sagire.online/wire/a253f128/https://sagire.online/wire/a253f128/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:22:00 -0300Iran's envoy said Iraq agreed to expel the anti-Iran adversary group, Mehr News reported. Tehran and Baghdad agreed on the expulsion of “anti-Iran separatist terrorists”, according to the official Iranian agency IRNA. Iran says Iraq has agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from the Kurdistan region, according to The National.IranIraqDiplomacyPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/69055b7e/https://sagire.online/wire/69055b7e/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:24:00 -0300Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Baghdad on the sidelines of the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to Mehr News. The two foreign ministers exchanged views on bilateral ties, the latest developments in the region and issues of mutual interest.IranTurkeyIraqDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/60d0bbbf/https://sagire.online/wire/60d0bbbf/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:25:00 -0300Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, in Baghdad on Saturday, on the sidelines of the Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to the Iranian agency Mehr News.IranEgyptIraqDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/963b158f/https://sagire.online/wire/963b158f/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Iraq’s parliament approved Laith al-Khazali, a senior leader of the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq group and brother of its leader Qais al-Khazali, as one of three deputy prime ministers, completing the formation of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government with Thursday’s vote on previously vacant cabinet posts. The US designated Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a foreign terrorist organisation in 2020 and named both brothers as “specially designated global terrorists”, citing attacks including a 2007 assault that killed five US soldiers. Laith al-Khazali was arrested by US forces in 2007 over allegations related to an attack targeting American forces in Karbala in January of that year.IraqUnited StatesPolitical crisis https://sagire.online/wire/a35c473a/https://sagire.online/wire/a35c473a/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Iraqi Kurds have proposed a peace process between Iran and the Iranian Kurdish opposition, a proposal discussed extensively with Iranian officials in Tehran that Talabani said will be a lengthy process, in a report by Middle East Eye. Iranian Kurdish parties contacted by Middle East Eye said they were not aware of new talks with Iran, or refused to comment. Since the withdrawal, Iran has targeted the Iranian Kurdish parties with drones three times, including during the Meri forum in Koya.IraqIranDiplomacyConflict https://sagire.online/wire/3fa686af/https://sagire.online/wire/3fa686af/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:23:00 -0300Countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) taking part in the oil production restraint agreement increased output by 2.31 million barrels per day in September 2026 but still fell 5.42 million barrels short of their targets, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), cited by TASS. In the month, also according to the IEA, Saudi Arabia raised output by 2.33 million barrels per day, Kuwait cut 550,000, Iraq increased 520,000, Oman added 20,000 and Russia, 70,000.Saudi ArabiaIraqKuwaitOmanRussiaEnergyOil https://sagire.online/wire/febb700b/https://sagire.online/wire/febb700b/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:22:00 -0300Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, in eastern Diyala province, resulting in its complete destruction, according to the Security Media Cell. The strikes came less than two weeks after the US-led coalition’s mission against ISIS in Iraq officially ended on Sept. 30, according to operativmm.az, citing the Security Media Cell.IraqUnited StatesThe LevantConflict