Iraq could become a new flashpoint of tensions between Turkey and Iran, as shifting geopolitical dynamics continue to reshape the Middle East. Over the past year, Israel's military successes ...

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, ... Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters that recent steps taken by Turkey and Iraq on counter-terrorism marked a turning point in ties, ... Iran is crumbling: ...

“Israel benefits from Iran’s retreat, but Turkey’s rising power challenges Israeli influence in the Levant,” Krieg says. “The PKK and other Kurdish groups have been important proxies for ...

Iran and Turkey have conducted a series of strikes against rival Kurdish groups in the north of neighboring Iraq at a time when the country's capital has been consumed by political unrest and ...

Majid Al Lajmawi, Iraq’s ambassador to Turkey, hopes for “progress on the water and energy issues, and in the process of resuming Iraqi oil exports via Turkey”, according to a statement ...

A de-facto ceasefire takes hold in northern Iraq as Ankara details multi-country ... Officials estimate that 8,000 to 10,000 armed PKK members are present across Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which provide most of Iraq’s fresh water, originate in Turkey. Experts fear that climate change is likely to exacerbate existing water shortages in Iraq. “Our position ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold talks with the opposition, the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani sit together during their meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 2024 (pool photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye via AP ...