Iran Sends Protest Letter to Iraq, Says Persian Gulf's Name Eternal Heritage of Ancient Times: Spokesman
News - Middle East: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran has sent a letter of protest to Iraq over re-using a fake misnomer for the Persian Gulf, stressing that the name of the strategic body of water is "a historical, permanent, documented and undeniable fact."
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Iraq in No Need of Foreign Combat Forces: PM Sudani
News - Middle East: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says his country is in no need of foreign combat forces on its soil as he visits Berlin to discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Iran Summons Iraqi Ambassador in Protest over Persian Gulf Misnomer at Soccer Tournament
News - Middle East: Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Nasir Abdul Mohsen Abdullah to voice strong protest over a distortion of the name of the universally-recognized Persian Gulf at a biennial football competition currently underway in the Arab country's southern port city of Basra.
Iraqi PM Underlines Historic Ties with Iran Amid Persian Gulf Misnomer Row
News - Middle East: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has underlined historic ties with Iran after the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Arab country's ambassador to Tehran to protest the use of the distorted name for the Persian Gulf at a regional football competition.
Drone Breached 'Off-Limits Areas' of Ain Al-Asad Base Before Being Shot Down: Report
News - Middle East: Iraqi media reports say defense systems at the US-run Ain al-Asad base in Iraq's western province of Anbar have shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base.
Top Iraqi MP Urges Immediate Withdrawal of All US-led Forces from Iraq
News - Middle East: The Fatah (Conquest) Alliance in the Iraqi parliament has called for an immediate withdrawal of all US-led foreign military forces from the country, days after the anniversary of the assassination of top anti-terror commanders by the US military.
Iraq's PM: US Assassination of Gen. Soleimani, PMU Deputy Chief 'Brazen Attack' on Iraq's Sovereignty
News - Middle East: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has paid tribute to top Iranian anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport three years ago, stating that their targeted killings were actually "a brazen attack" on Iraq's sovereignty.
Iconic Camaraderie Between General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis
Middle East: Jamal Jaafar Ibrahimi, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, preferred anonymity and low-keyness in life despite being one of the most powerful and influential military commanders in Iraq.
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Iraqi Govt. Urged to Send Findings on Assassination of Gen. Soleimani, PMU Deputy Chief to Legislature
News - Middle East: A major Iraqi political party has called on the Baghdad government to send the results of an investigation into the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport three years ago, to the parliament.
Iraq Commemorates General Soleimani Ahead of US Assassination Anniversary: 'His Path Will Continue
News - Middle East: The Iraqi people have held a ceremony in Salahedine Governorate to commemorate the former commander of the IRGC Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani and his comrades ahead of the third anniversary of their assassination by the United States.
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US Occupied Military Base Targeted by Rocket Attacks in Eastern Syria
News - Middle East: A Syrian military facility occupied by US forces in eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under rocket attacks from nearby area, as Washington seeks to deploy more military forces in the energy-rich regions of Syria to plunder natural resources there.
US Navy Names Assault Ship after Operations That Killed Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians
News - Middle East: The United States Navy has named a next-generation helicopter assault ship the USS Fallujah, almost two decades after the western Iraqi city was the scene of bloody battles that killed hundreds of civilians.
'Arrest Warrant Likely for Ex-Iraqi PM over US Assassination of Gen. Soleimani'
News - Middle East: A senior Iraqi lawmaker says the country's judiciary is likely to issue an arrest warrant against former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi over his complicity in the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his associates.
US Can't Withstand Strong Iran, Seeking to Have It in Ruins Just Like Syria, Afghanistan: President Raeisi
News - Middle East: Iranian President Ehrabim Raeisi has lambasted the United States for its hostile and seditious plots against the Islamic Republic, stating that Washington does not want the country to be strong and prosperous, and indeed spares no effort to wreak havoc and destruction on it.
IRGC Forces Only 'a Kilometer Away' from Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan: Colonel
News - Middle East: A commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the elite forces are very close to the positions of terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region but they will strike the terrorists only if they attack first.