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Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq

Barzani Says Patriot Withdrawal Leaves Kurdistan Exposed Days After Drones Hit His Office

Masrour Barzani says the removal of US Patriot batteries leaves the Kurdistan Region unprotected, days after two Iranian-made drones struck his private office. He says the region has endured more than 1,000

August 20, 2026

by Arab Desk

Proposed Iraq-Syria oil pipeline route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz to the Mediterranean port of Banias

Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Faces $15 Billion Cost, Four-Year Wait

The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that more than half of Hormuz oil exports could be rerouted through underground pipelines. The only route capable of that scale would cost at least $15 billion and take four years to

August 18, 2026

by Sam Bowman

Masrour Barzani Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister file photograph AFP

Iran Targets Kurdish PM Barzani’s Office in Erbil as US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses

Drones launched from Iranian territory struck Kurdistan Regional Government PM Masrour Barzani's office in Erbil early

Washington steps up pressure on Baghdad

The United States reduced Iraq's exemption for importing electricity from Iran to 45 days — down from the usual three to four months — and delayed routine dollar transfers to Iraq's central

February 18, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Several rockets fall near the American Embassy in Baghdad

Multiple rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on the night of Saturday to Sunday, triggering sirens and an aerial survey of the area, an American military source told

February 16, 2020

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