Top Iraqi and US officials plan to issue a statement that calls for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq by the end of the year, US and Iraqis officials said, but would reaffirm that a US military presence is still needed after that to help Iraqi forces in their fight ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the recent terrorist attack in Iraq’s Sadr city and expressed condolences with the Iraqi nation. In a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on Tuesday night, Zarif and also conferred on bilateral ties during the conversation. The top Iranian diplomat, meanwhile, ...