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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says

3 octobre 2026 à 06:25
Flights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry.

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An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.
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  • The U.S. Departs Iraq
    After two decades, American military forces formally withdrew from the battered nation. Our correspondent was there from the beginning.
     

The U.S. Departs Iraq

30 septembre 2026 à 16:51
After two decades, American military forces formally withdrew from the battered nation. Our correspondent was there from the beginning.

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American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading

30 septembre 2026 à 13:32
The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. From the earliest days, there were signs of the trouble ahead, our correspondent recalls.

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In March 2003, a statue of Saddam Hussein was still standing near a communications center in Baghdad that had been bombed two days earlier. A month later, the statue would be downed as well.

After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

30 septembre 2026 à 19:09
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

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A giant Iraqi flag hung from the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul’s old city on Tuesday. With the end of Operation Inherent Resolve, the last of the 2,500 U.S. forces stationed in Iraq this year are now gone.
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  • Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak'
    Editor's note: This story is being updated. Iran launched multiple missiles at U.S. military bases in the Middle East, targeting sites in Qatar and Iraq, a day after the U.S. conducted air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. At least 10 missiles were reportedly fired at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and at least one toward a base in Iraq, Axios reported, citing an Israeli source. The U.S. Defense Department confirmed that Iran launched several short- and medium-range missiles at Al Udeid Air Base
     

Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak'

23 juin 2025 à 13:29
Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak'

Editor's note: This story is being updated.

Iran launched multiple missiles at U.S. military bases in the Middle East, targeting sites in Qatar and Iraq, a day after the U.S. conducted air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran.

At least 10 missiles were reportedly fired at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and at least one toward a base in Iraq, Axios reported, citing an Israeli source.

The U.S. Defense Department confirmed that Iran launched several short- and medium-range missiles at Al Udeid Air Base, the New York Times reported. According to the Pentagon, there have been no reports of American casualties.

President Donald Trump downplayed Iran's response to the recent U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities, describing Tehran’s retaliation as limited and largely ineffective. "There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was 'set free,' because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction," Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. He emphasized that no Americans were harmed and that the damage was minimal.

Trump went on to say, "Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE." Ending on a conciliatory note, Trump added that he would "enthusiastically encourage Israel" to pursue peace in the region.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X that his country "neither initiated the war nor wanted it, but we will not leave the aggression against the great Iran unanswered."

Iran's targeting of U.S. assets marks a dangerous widening of the conflict, raising fears of further destabilization in the region.

The missile strikes come in response to the June 21 U.S. air campaign that targeted three nuclear facilities in Iran — Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan — as Washington joined Israel's military operation against Tehran's nuclear program.

The escalation follows Israel's June 13 attack that prompted Iran to retaliate with missile attacks on Tel Aviv and other cities, killing multiple civilians, including five Ukrainian citizens.

Iran is a key supplier of weapons to Russia, including Shahed-type drones and ballistic missiles used in attacks on Ukrainian cities. Israel, which hosts a significant Russian-speaking population, has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow.

On June 13, Kyiv expressed concern over the security situation in the Middle East, describing Tehran as a "source of problems" in the region and beyond.

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Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak'The Kyiv IndependentLucy Pakhnyuk
Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak'
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