Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in his final days in power, clutched at straws and was even willing to give up the country’s natural resources to the US to reverse his fate. But the US eventually invaded Iraq under the pretext that Saddam possessed WMDs. As the next step, the US sought to cause sectarian rifts in the country to push its plans forward. However, it faced a bigger obstacle; the popular resistance forces.

Iraq, suffering from sanctions from outside and dictatorship from within, was in a desperate situation in the 1990s. Dissent at home was growing and an implosion was imminent. It was during those days when the popular forces were emerging.

Satellite photo of the US-run al-Harir airbase in Iraq’s Kurdistan region shows extensive damage caused by repeated aerial attacks by anti-US forces in the Arab country.

This new documentary produced by Press TV shows how Iran and Iraq have come a long way throughout history in their bilateral ties. Although they experienced a bitter war in the ‘80s, that was only a hiccup in the cordial ties between the two neighbors through thick and thin.

The protesters voiced discontent with the meddlesome behavior of US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski.

The presence of US forces in Iraq is undesirable and the Iraqi resistance has declared they won’t be indifferent to American aggression and interference in the Arab country’s internal affairs, says a prominent Iraqi analyst.

The fatwa issued by Ayatollah Sistani on this day nine years ago marked a significant event in the region’s political history and a turning point in the fight against and defeat of Daesh in Iraq.

An Iraqi politician says Baghdad will soon announce the results of the probe into the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Soleimani.

Tehran has shed light on Iran's efforts to ensure justice is served in the case of 2020 crash of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran.

Former Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi says General Soleimani was a “pacesetter” in the recent agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties.