Iran And Turkey Prepare For War In Iraq, Talk Peace With Russia In Syria
Traditional Middle East rivals Iran and Turkey have found themselves united of late by their mutual opposition to Kurdish independence in Iraq and common interest…
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Turkey Warns Iraq Kurds It Can ‘Close the Valves’ on Oil Exports
Turkey can choose to “close the valves” on oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish region through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned…
Iran halts Iraqi Kurdistan flights ahead of referendum
Iran has halted flights to airports in Iraqi Kurdistan at the request of the central government in Baghdad a day before a Kurdish independence referendum,…
Turkey warns of ‘security’ steps in response to Iraqi Kurd vote
Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned on Saturday that Ankara’s actions in response to a controversial independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region would have…
Turkey, Iran, Iraq consider counter-measures over Kurdish referendum: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey, Iran and Iraq have agreed to consider counter-measures against Kurdish northern Iraq over a planned independence referendum, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news…
Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish minister appeared to confirm for the first time that two Turkish intelligence officers have been captured in northern Iraq, saying…
Turkey threatens sanctions against Iraqi Kurds over independence vote
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned Friday that the Iraqi Kurdish plan to hold an independence referendum was a “grave mistake.” Iraqi Kurdistan regional President…
Israel Has a Playbook for Dealing With North Korea
Israel and North Korea are on opposite sides of the Asian landmass, separated by 5,000 miles as the ICBM flies. But Israelis feels close to…
Turkey and Iraq in war of words over Mosul
Tensions between Iraq and Turkey have surged as the two neighbours gear up to launch the long-awaited battle to oust the Islamic State group from…
Suicide attackes kill 16 in Baghdad
Militants on Monday unleashed a series of attacks in Shiite-majority neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 16 civilians, officials said. The deadliest…