Iraqi FM says unless US stops Israel, conflict in Gaza will 'burn all of us' - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Nov 20, 2023

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein talks to the press during a EU-Iraq Cooperation Council, at the European Council Building in Brussels on March 19, 2023. — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein talks to the press during a EU-Iraq Cooperation Council, at the European Council Building in Brussels on March 19, 2023. — SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) poses with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Baghdad on Aug. 22, 2023.

Kurds suffer as Iraq, Turkey fail to restart oil flow ahead of Turkish FM's Baghdad visit

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

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US gunship strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after ballistic missile attack

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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Iran-backed militias test new front with Washington’s Syrian Kurdish allies

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

The Iraqi government is trying to avoid becoming a battleground in the Israel-Hamas war as Iran-backed militias continue to attack US forces there, but Baghdad has limited options to deter them.

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Iraq struggles to thwart Iran proxies' attacks as US ups rhetoric

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change