The State Department said it had decided to shrink the U.S. “footprint” in Baghdad and the United Kingdom issued a warning about “increased tensions within the region.”

Trump has deployed more troops to Los Angeles to control protests than the total number of American forces currently stationed in Iraq and Syria, as tensions with Iran continue to rise.

Iraq's Met Office forecasts the first summer heatwave of 2025, starting June 13. Temperatures to peak early next week, reaching 49-52°C in central/south regions.

With parliamentary elections in Iraq scheduled for Nov. 11, and the drawdown of the UN Mission there set for December, Pakistan has commended the country's efforts to consolidate democratic institutions and stabilize the security environment,

The United States is reducing its footprint in Iraq in line with measures to keep its diplomatic personnel safe, a State Department official told Rudaw on Wednesday. “We are constantly assessing the appropriate personnel posture at all our embassies.

Iraq’s oil output in May declined by 59,000 barrels per day as Iraq plans to accelerate measures to compensate for prior overproduction.