The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

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"We obviously don’t agree on everything." That understatement comes courtesy of the US secretary of state. Now that Antony Blinken's weekend shuttling from Jordan and the West Bank to Iraq and Turkey is over, we can ask: what was it all about?

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday received Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in the north of Iraq – where France still has troops as part of its fight against the Islamic State. Paris has supported Kurdistan since the early 1990s.

Iraq’s ancient Marshes abound with tales of the Tantal, a trickster that delights in its trickery.

"I hate George Bush almost as much as I hate Kate Bush" - Nikki Sixx, during the Iraq War

Washington has sent a warning to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about Iranian anti-US provocation in the Middle East. This has been going on sporadically for years, but from October 17 to October 25 there was an increase, as Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq carried out 16 drone…

Iranian state-linked media report the US insisted Rajavi stay hidden and under supervision as part of a relocation deal.

IT was late Friday when Israeli forces expanded their ground offensive in Gaza.

The war in Gaza risks developing into a wider conflict, but for now, the actions seem to be more about messaging between Washington and Tehran