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U.S. Ambassador Jackie Wolcott waits for the start of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

US urges world powers to reject Iran’s ‘nuclear extortion’

The United States admonished world powers seeking to preserve a deal with Iran on its atomic program on Wednesday not to give in to “nuclear extortion” from Tehran, which has breached the pact’s limitations in recent days in an attempt to get them to provide economic incentives to offset American sanctions.

5 years ago

Mattis: US will ‘wait and see’ on Muqtada al-Sadr election victory

The cleric's Mahdi Army was responsible for many of the attacks on U.S., coalition forces during the Iraq War.

By Tara Copp, AP

6 years ago

Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond to two Gulf Arab nations on Sunday.

7 years ago

Iraq claims military push in Kirkuk is not part of larger advance

Fighting between Kurdish and Iraqi forces continues north of Kirkuk, according to news reports.

By Tara Copp, AP

7 years ago

Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk

Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence.

7 years ago

Iraq says it has retaken northern town from Islamic State group

Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday that troops have retaken the northern town of Hawija from the Islamic State group, driving the extremists from one of their last strongholds in the country.

By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press

7 years ago

Iraq's top court suspends Kurdish region's independence vote

Iraq’s top court on Monday temporarily suspended the northern Kurdish region’s referendum on independence that’s due next week, a decision that put further pressure on the Iraqi Kurds to call off the controversial vote.

7 years ago

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