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Iraq was in crisis before Israel and Iran started trading blows. Now, it’s next door to a conflict. In the days before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, the State Department was preparing for a ...

Baghdad has good reason to be concerned about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iraq relationship. A month into his second term, President Donald Trump’s disruptive approach to U.S. foreign policy is causing ...

For decades, two stalwarts have defined Baghdad’s unlikely luxury hospitality scene: the Babylon Rotana and Al Rasheed. As global brands withdrew after the 2003 invasion, these two hotels held out by ...