KRG ‘not aware’ of US weapon deliveries: PM Barzani "On behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), I say we are not aware of it — the party to whom the United States handed over the weapons should make it public," said Masrour Barzani. News
Trump says Iran talks progressing ‘constructively,’ blockade to remain until deal signed "The Blockade [of Iranian ports] will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed," said US President Donald Trump. News
Syria selects parliament representatives of Kurdish-majority areas amid Kurdish objections A joint statement from 24 Kurdish political parties dismissed the selection mechanism as "nothing more than a sham appointment process that reproduced mechanisms of ethnic and political exclusion." News
Turkish police storm CHP HQ to evict ousted leadership Former Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel rejected an Ankara court's suspension of his leadership, vowing to "not surrender." News
Iraq reports rise in Congo fever cases ahead of Eid al-Adha Iraq has recorded a rise in Congo fever infections, with Dhi Qar reporting the highest number of cases nationwide this year, while officials warned of increased risks ahead of Eid al-Adha. News
‘Real opportunity’ to resolve Erbil-Baghdad issues: Sunni leader Khanjar after meeting PM Barzani "I believe that there is now a real opportunity to resolve all the disputes between the Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] and the federal government and stop them from recurring in the future,” Khanjar told reporters following the meeting. News
Iran hangs man accused of sending information to US, Israel Mojtaba Kian was hanged after “sending information in wartime conditions about the location of a company related to the defense industry in messages to an enemy-affiliated network,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website reported. News
Trump says agreement with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ “An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries,” Trump announced on Truth Social. News
Iraqi army kills four ISIS members in Kirkuk The strikes killed at least “three terrorist elements” and also reduced the compound “to rubble.” The fourth individual meanwhile was killed after he was spotted during “an armed reconnaissance by the army's aviation” units to comb the area. News
News ‘Real opportunity’ to resolve Erbil-Baghdad issues: Sunni leader Khanjar after meeting PM Barzani