From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Iraq's prime minister embarks on first visit to DC Baghdad is hoping for more constructive strategic engagement with the US that does not undermine its relations with Iran. The full article […]
By Dana Stroul and Bilal Wahab, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What Biden and Sudani Need to Start the Next Chapter of U.S.-Iraq Relations To move beyond the years-long focus on Iran and […]
By Yerevan Saeed, for The Wilson Center. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Sudani's Pivotal US Visit and Its Implications for Iraq's Future Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani's White House visit will discuss US forces in Iraq, sanctions, and bilateral relations. […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. U.S.'s New Hopes In Iraq Are Dashed As It Signs Longest Ever Gas Deal With Iran The sheer length of Iraq's new gas deal with Iran means Baghdad can be […]
By Mina Al-Oraibi, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Don't Abandon Iraq The issue of the American troop presence in Iraq has become a test of wills between Iraqi political actors who want to see Baghdad clearly aligned […]
By Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Needs a New Kind of Partnership With the United States Two decades ago, the United States assisted the Iraqi people in overthrowing the dictatorial regime […]
By Sajad Jiyad, for The Century Foundation (TCF). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Q&A: Iraq's Prime Minister Is Visiting the White House. What's at Stake? Iraqi prime minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will make his first official state visit to Washington, […]
By John Lee. Iraq has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens Energy and Schlumberger (SLB) to invest in and cease flaring associated gas from oil fields. This effort aims to convert the gas into productive energy to supply power stations and the national grid. During the signing ceremony, Mr. Hayan Abdul Ghani, the […]
By Renad Mansour, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why America Is Still Failing in Iraq U.S. military force and sanctions can't fix the country's broken politics. Click here to read the full article.
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq And Iran Will Expedite Development Of Sanctions-Busting Shared Oil Fields A key reason why oil prices have remained relatively subdued despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars is that […]
By John Lee. The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, has expressed a wish for a strong US-Iraq strategic partnership that will benefit all Iraqis. In a statement marking the start of Ramadan, she highlighted: Since 2012, the U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $3.5 billion to build up Iraq's security forces. Over the […]
By John Lee. At a press briefing on Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller (pictured) said the United States has issued another 120-day waiver to allow Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran. Addressing a question from the floor, Miller said: "... these are waivers that have been regularly issued to Iraq going back […]
