Iraq’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim, said his country is “not obliged” to abide by unilateral US sanctions against Iran, adding that Baghdad is seeking ways to bypass those sanctions and continue trade with Tehran. “These sanctions, the siege, or what is called the embargo, these are unilateral, not international. ...
A commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, said the volunteer forces and other security forces are in full control of the common border with Syria. In a statement on Wednesday, Tahsin al-Husseini said he visited common borders between Iraq and Syria north of Euphrates ...