Five-star hotels and luxury residential and commercial towers under construction in Baghdad, Iraq, widely believed to be linked to large-scale corruption and money laundering by Iraqi political elites. (Photo: Social Media)
Iraq’s ambassador to Tehran, Naseer Abdul Mohsen Abdullah (2nd, L) is seen in a meeting with Iranian private sector leaders in Tehran, Iran, June 1, 2025. (Photo: ICCIMA)
A man sits next to fish floating during a mass die-off of fish at the Ibn Najm marsh, about 25 kilometers northeast of Najaf in central Iraq on June 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)