The country that is central to American plans for the region has just formally outlawed normalization with Israel — and made it punishable by death

Official says Mustafa al-Kadhimi looking for new avenues to relaunch dialogue between regional foes during stops in Jeddah, Tehran

Muqtada al-Sadr has been unable to cobble together a coalition that can form a majority government; Iraqi parliament set to replace 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month

As Baghdad's top diplomat visits Tehran, Iranian President Raisi accuses Iraqi Kurdish region of 'negligence,' says keeping close eye on Israel

Baz Karim Barzinji's home was hit in IRGC missile attack near US consulate in Erbil, in supposed response to alleged Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian officers

Baghdad summons Iranian ambassador in protest of 'flagrant violation of sovereignty'; Kurdish authorities dismiss 'baseless' claims of Israeli sites in the area

Judiciary spokesperson says Tehran has sent letters to nine countries asking them to take action against alleged culprits

Visiting Tehran, Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein says there's a 'problem' with the negotiating mechanism in Vienna, where US and Iranian officials only communicate through intermediaries

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the war in Ethiopia and Iran's efforts to destabilize Iraq; military reporter Judah Ari Gross on the uproar over terror designations

Security officials and sources close to militias quoted saying that weapon used to target Mustafa al-Kadhimi was Iranian-made