Iraq

Legality of drone warfare is still under debate as no one can have authority to take a life of unilaterally

Last week, Iraqi parliament voted to rescind the invitation to foreign troops after US attack at Baghdad airport

King says recent deployment of Turkish troops in a training capacity to Libya will only create more confusion

Iraq is OPEC's second-biggest crude producer and more than 90 per cent of the state budget, which reached $112 billion

Iran admits the Ukraine airliner was mistakenly shot down by Iranian missiles

He called on all relevant countries to engage in diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions

Iranian Revolutionary Guard unit shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet shortly after takeoff from Tehran

The US has previously blamed such attacks on Iran-backed groups in Iraq

US president says we are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage

Foreign minister pays respects at shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad before heading to Iran capital

Iranian president tells his Ukrainian counterpart that culprits would be brought to justice

While President Trump says he will not respond further militarily, Washington is intent on maintaining pressure

This is a moment as good as any to pause and reflect.

Targets of the sanctions mainly included Iran's manufacturing, mining and textile sectors

FM Qureshi calls Russian, Iraqi counterparts as well as meets Iranian envoy

He called for far-sighted solutions for war-torn Syria and thanked Jordan and Lebanon for taking in refugees

Spokesperson says Pakistan took diplomatic initiative on its own

Tehran might now be tentative about reacting, but is "motivated to act and to find ways to inflict pain upon the US"

Iraqi President Barham Saleh rejectes Iraq being a battlefield for warring sides

Iraqis' reactions to Iran's strikes were much tamer than the anger expressed at the US last week

'Won't allow Iraq to be an arena of conflict, a corridor to carry out attacks or a base to hurt neighbours'

There are no reports of any damage to the nuclear facility

Kuwait and US are bound by a 10-year defence pact that expires in 2022

Iranian officials warn US commanders against embarking on any new military action

Imran Khan says Pakistan is a partner of peace, stresses need to de-escalate Persian Gulf tensions

Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashes shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday

They urge Washington and Tehran to resolve the dispute through dialogue

There have been no reports of casualties from either the Iraqi military or the US-led coalition

Trump in 2011 tweeted that in order to get elected Barack Obama will start a war with Iran

Israeli premier praised US President Donald Trump for "acting swiftly, boldly, and resolutely" in killing Soleimani

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says America's corrupt presence must come to an end in this region

Turkey, UK, India, US and Philippine govt also advise citizens to avoid travelling to Iraq, Iran

Two of the 17 missiles targeting Ain al Asad did not go off, five targeted the city of Erbil

The alert level in entire Iraq has been raised to alert level 4 calling for mandatory evacuation

Several other countries, including Germany and Romania, announced plans to move their forces

US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel

A senior in the Iranian Supreme Leader’s office said the attacks were the 'weakest' of several retaliation scenarios

Trump says 'All is well!'; Iranian state television says 80 "American terrorists" had been killed

Najafi is one of the most important religious figures in Iraq and for Shias around the world

Troops can be brought back at any time if the training in Iraq is to resume, says German military spokesperson

Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of IS

Iraq's parliament demands the govt expel the 5,200 American troops stationed in the country

Iraq’s parliament passed a resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country

US mission to UN says Moscow and Beijing's silence undermined Security Council

Scale of the crowds in Tehran shown on television seemed to be the biggest since 1989

In policy statement, FM Qureshi says Islamabad doesn’t support unilateral action

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" and declared three days of mourning

Says his tweet would serve as prior notification if he did decide to strike against Iran again

Over the past few days, we have been thrust into interesting times again