Iraq-US relations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

USA

US Congratulates Iraq on National Day, Hails Stronger Bilateral Partnership

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R), and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent (L).(Photo: Iraqi Embassy in Washington)

Iraq

Iraq Offers To Mediate Iran-US Talks As Washington Eases Sanctions On Pilgrimage Flights

An Airbus A321 operated by Iran Air arrives at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport on Jan. 12, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraq Seeks US Exemption From Iranian Airline Ban Amid Travel Disruptions

An economic news graphic featuring a black crude oil barrel set against rising green trend arrows and a weekly data tracking table. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq Boosts Crude Oil Shipments to US Amid Strait of Hormuz Risks

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (C), and, Steven Fagin, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Baghdad (2L). (Photo: Iraqi PM's office)

Iraq

Baghdad, Washington Discuss Wider Bilateral Cooperation

Starlink Officially Launches Operation in Iraq (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

USA

Starlink Officially Launches Operations in Iraq After Historic Licensing Agreement Signed in Washington

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters in Baghdad. ((Photo: CBI)

Iraq

Iraq, U.S. Reach Understanding to Reinstate Restricted Banks to International Banking Channels

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Heads to Washington on Official Visit Focused on Economy, Investment, and Technology

Iraq’s PM-designate Ali Falih al-Zaidi, R, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraqi PM-Designate, U.S. War Secretary Discuss Security Ties in First Official Call

A symbolic AI-generated composition featuring the flags of the United States and Iraq alongside the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. dollar bills, illustrating the financial and geopolitical dimensions shaping U.S.–Iraq relations

Iraq

U.S. Blocks $500M Cash Shipment, Halts Iraq Dollar Transfers to Pressure Iran-Backed Militias

Nouri al-Maliki (right), head of the State of Law Coalition, during his meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Taylor, Feb. 9, 2026. (Photo: INA)

Iraq

Nouri al-Maliki, Victoria Taylor Discuss Iraq–US Relations and Balanced Regional Policy

Former Iraqi PM Nouri Kamil al-Maliki, and head of the State of Law Bloc. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq’s Shiite Coordination Framework Reaffirms Maliki Candidacy, Rejects Foreign Interference

US dollars, a barrel of oil are displayed, highlighting Iraq’s reliance on foreign currency amid growing economic pressures and U.S. financial warnings. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq Faces Economic Shock if Armed Groups Join Next Government, Analyst Warns

Iraq’s FM, Fuad Hussein, received the US Chargé d’Affaires to Iraq, Joshua Harris, in Baghdad, Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo: Iraqi FM)

Iraq

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Meets US Chargé d’Affaires to Discuss Bilateral Relations and Regional Stability

Mark Savaya, the United States president’s special envoy to Iraq, Jan. 19, 2026. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

US Envoy to Iraq Calls Corruption the “Disease” Undermining Stability

Mark Savaya, US Special Envoy to Iraq, L, Tulsi Gabbard, DNI, C, Joe Kent, the Director of DNI’s National Counterterrorism Center, Jan. 19, 2026. (USG)

Iraq

US Envoy Highlights Militia Concerns, Backs Iraq’s Security Efforts After High-Level Washington Talks