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US Ends Waiver For Iraq To Buy Iranian Electricity

Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, a spokesperson for the American embassy in Baghdad said on Sunday.

International Business Times

The Folly of Realism review: Alexander Vindman on how US got Russia wrong

The former NSC official who sparked Trump’s first impeachment says successive administrations have bought into Moscow’s vision of itself

The Guardian - US

Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

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Britain can still be a bridge between the US and Europe – here’s how Starmer can prove it

The US-EU relationship is at its most fragile point since the build-up to the Iraq war in 2003. While President Donald Trump openly questions Nato and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for peace, EU leaders have continued to voice their unequivocal support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

The Conversation

Trump accused of ‘insulting’ UK by claiming Britain would not come to America’s aid

US President’s comments compared to those of his deputy JD Vance, who has been slammed for disrespecting British veterans

The Independent UK

John Swinney 'pushed SNP to back Iraq war', party grandee claims

JOHN Swinney pushed the SNP to come out in support of the Iraq war during his first tenure as leader, a former Scottish Cabinet secretary has said…

The National (Scotland)

Churchill’s grandson says Trump team ‘despises Europe’ and UK-US special relationship ‘not what it was’

Nicholas Soames paints grim picture of fluctuating transatlantic relationship as former ambassador to Washington also criticises Trump administration

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Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised the “sacrifice” of British troops who were killed fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Independent UK

Starmer tribute to fallen British troops after Vance’s perceived slight

Sir Keir Starmer’s tribute to personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan came after JD Vance’s comments about troops from a ‘random country’.

The Independent UK

Video: Keir Starmer makes dig at JD Vance in tribute to British soldiers after controversial war comments

Sir Keir Starmer opened Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March — his first since Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky — with a dig at JD Vance by paying tribute to the hundreds of British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Independent UK

Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to describe Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

The Independent UK

Scottish veteran slams 'shameful' JD Vance amid Iraq and Afghanistan row

A Scottish veteran has hit out at JD Vance’s “dishonourable and shameful” comments dismissing the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The National (Scotland)

Vance forced into clarification after MPs who served in forces condemn war jibe

JD Vance played down the ability of ‘troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’ to monitor a ceasefire.

Evening Standard

UK MPs condemn ‘deeply disrespectful’ JD Vance comments

US vice-president’s comments on proposed Anglo-French deployment to Ukraine prompt outrage

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The Independent UK

Iraq veteran MP condemns JD Vance over claim Britain ‘hasn’t fought a war in 40 years’

Keir Starmer hit back as vice president accused of ‘erasing experience’ of UK armed forces personnel who served alongside US in Iraq and Afghanistan

The National (Scotland)

JD Vance hits out at 'dishonest' outrage over his 'random countries' jibe

JD Vance has hit out at “absurdly dishonest” honsest criticism of comments he made which appeared to dismiss UK military involvement in Iraq and…

The National (Scotland)

Fury as JD Vance brands UK 'some random country' and dismisses Iraq and Afghanistan

DONALD Trump’s right hand man has sparked outrage after branding the UK “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories

Donald Trump’s deputy lashed out at a proposed Ukraine peace-keeping force led by the UK and France as ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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Latin Times

Heavily Armed 'Stryker' Combat Vehicles Heading For US Southern Border Were Previously Deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan

"100% OPERATIONAL CONTROL will be had at the southern border," said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of the announcement on X

The Guardian - UK

Where does the phrase ‘coalition of the willing’ come from?

Phrase holds memories of 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq in which UK played supporting role

The Independent UK

Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire

The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring Turkey

The Independent UK

Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire

A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish state

The Guardian - UK

PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after more than 40 years of conflict

Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan to lay down arms

Radio France Internationale

Kurdish leader Ocalan calls for PKK disarmament, paving way for peace

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, has called for an end to the fight against the Turkish state. This may open the door to ending four decades of conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives. RFI's correspondent in Istanbul looks at the implications for…

Al Jazeera

Turkiye’s Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband is historic opportunity

Turkish president’s comments come as his party urged PKK affiliates in Iraq and Syria to also dissolve and disarm.

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