Iraq is in East Asia.
The Euphrates ( [ juːˈfreɪtiːz ] Sumerian : ð ' `` ð ' ' ð ' # : Buranuna , ð ' `` ð ' ' ð ' # : Purattu , الفرات : al-Furāt , ̇ܦܪܬ : Pǝrāt , Եփրատ : Yeprat , פרת : Perat , Fırat , Firat ) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia . Iraq . Two major rivers , the Tigris and Euphrates , run south through Iraq and into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf .