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Iraq announces first coronavirus death, global death toll over 3,000

Iraqi authorities have closed land borders with Iran and banned the entry of foreign nationals travelling from there and other badly affected countries.

Published on Mar 4, 2020, 5:33 PM IST

India’s import of US oil jumps 10-fold to 2,50,000 bpd, says US Energy Secy

Speaking at a business meeting alongside US President Donald Trump, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Indian imports of US oil were 25,000 bpd a couple of year ago, and have now risen to 2,50,000 bpd.

Updated on Feb 25, 2020, 4:23 PM IST

Iraq & Kuwait on alert as Covid-19 deaths rise in Iran

In the Middle East, two elderly men in Iran were the first confirmed deaths from the virus, which has also spread to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Israel, which confirmed its first case on Friday.

Updated on Feb 21, 2020, 6:27 PM IST

Rocket hits near US embassy in Iraq’s Baghdad: Report

Protesters burn property in front of the U.S. embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq.

Updated on Feb 16, 2020, 6:55 AM IST

Rocket attack hits north Iraq base hosting US troops: Report

A rocket attack on Thursday night slammed into an Iraqi base in the remote province of Kirkuk where American troops are stationed, Iraqi and US security sources told AFP.

Updated on Feb 14, 2020, 12:36 AM IST

Over 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack

U.S. military on Monday disclosed a more than 50% jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack

Published on Feb 11, 2020, 5:47 AM IST

Iraq president names Mohammad Allawi as new PM, nominee says

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi

Updated on Feb 1, 2020, 9:27 PM IST

US House committee says Mike Pompeo agrees to testify on Iran, Iraq policy

A Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy

Published on Jan 29, 2020, 6:34 AM IST

Three rockets hit US embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad, 1 wounded: Report

Vehicles move through the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq,

Updated on Jan 27, 2020, 8:20 AM IST

34 US troops suffered brain injuries from Iran’s strike

Security forces try to open streets while protesters set fire during a demonstration to protest against the Iranian missile strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.

Updated on Jan 25, 2020, 1:29 AM IST

US actions in West Asia have been destabilising. Russia, China will gain

Soleimani’s assassination was a step too far

Published on Jan 21, 2020, 1:08 PM IST

Iraq captures ISIS’s ‘Jabba the Jihadi’, who was ‘too large’ for police car

Weighing at a whopping 250 kg, ISIS leader Abu Abdul Bari was loaded onto a flatbed pickup truck by the Iraqi SWAT team

Updated on Jan 20, 2020, 6:59 AM IST

World ‘will not rest’ until answers on jet downed by Iran: Canada

Rescue workers search the wreckage of a Boeing Co. 737-800 aircraft, operated by Ukraine International Airlines, which crashed shortly after takeoff near Shahedshahr, Iran, on January 8, 2020.

Updated on Jan 17, 2020, 8:21 AM IST

Person who posted video of missile striking Ukrainian airliner taken into custody: Report

A person who posted a video online of a missile striking a Ukrainian airliner in Iran last week has been taken into custody.

Updated on Jan 15, 2020, 8:09 AM IST

Israeli jets attack air base hosting US troops: Syrian army

A file photo of US troops deployed in Syria

Updated on Jan 15, 2020, 5:59 AM IST

‘Enemy is right here’: Iran erupts over downed aircraft

Protests broke out across Iran in a show of sympathy to the victims of the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane in Tehran.

Updated on Jan 13, 2020, 6:33 AM IST

US to continue pressure on Iran to keep it from obtaining nuclear weapon: NSA

O’Brien said the US will work with its allies against Iran and soon the European powers would also join.

Updated on Jan 12, 2020, 11:54 PM IST

Rockets hit Iraq airbase hosting US troops, 4 injured

A US F-16 fighter jet is seen on the tarmac if a military base in Balad, Iraq

Updated on Aug 24, 2020, 6:21 AM IST

EU aviation agency warns against flying over Iran ‘until further notice’

Photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, shows the wreckage of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iran has acknowledged that its armed forces "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner.

Updated on Jan 12, 2020, 10:59 PM IST

US-Iran conflict won’t hit oil supplies to India: Iraq envoy

Iraq sold 26 million tonnes of oil to India during April-September 2019 and Indian oil companies have deep interests in Iraq’s oil sector.

Updated on Jan 11, 2020, 5:30 AM IST

India to double US oil imports to cut reliance on others

Oil purchases from the US, which started in 2017-18, have already crossed about 6 million tonnes a year.

Updated on Jan 11, 2020, 4:02 AM IST

US hits Iran with fresh sanctions

In a statement issued earlier, the US state department said US military presence in Iraq is to continue the fight against the IS.

Published on Jan 11, 2020, 12:32 AM IST

Iran denies missile hit plane, calls on West to share data

Iran had initially said it would not allow Boeing to take part in the probe, going against prevailing international norms on crash investigations.

Updated on Jan 10, 2020, 2:55 PM IST

Rocket falls near Iraqi base housing US troops: Police

A rocket fell on Thursday night in the Fadhlan area of the Dujail district in Iraq’s northern Salahuddin province, police sources said.

Updated on Jan 10, 2020, 12:25 AM IST

Fired 13 missiles at US bases, but were ready to launch hundreds, says Iran

An explosion is seen following missiles landing at what is believed to be Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, in this still image taken from a video shot on January 8, 2020.

Updated on Jan 9, 2020, 9:05 PM IST

HT Editorial| US, Iran pull back from the brink

Neither an isolationist US president, Donald Trump, nor a Tehran regime, struggling with economic recession, were interested in a full-fledged confrontation

Published on Jan 9, 2020, 8:13 PM IST

Trump to slap new sanctions on Iran, offers new deal as war clouds recede

US President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, January 8, 2020.

Updated on Jan 8, 2020, 11:33 PM IST

US President Donald Trump to address nation amid showdown with Iran

US President Donald Trump is going to address the nation amid showdown with Iran after the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

Updated on Aug 22, 2020, 1:49 AM IST

Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades

Prices gave up most of their early gains as oil production facilities remain unaffected by attacks

Updated on Jan 8, 2020, 7:08 PM IST

Denounce Iran missile strikes: Iraq President Barham Saleh

Iraq’s President Barham Saleh claimed that he would not allow the transformation of Iraq into a battlefield for warring sides.

Updated on Jan 8, 2020, 7:09 PM IST

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