US says reducing mission in Iraq

The US State Department told The New Region that it had opted to reduce its mission in Iraq in the interest of the safety of its personnel based on its latest analysis of the regional situation, coming amid recent Iranian threats against US interests in the Middle East.

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US reiterates support for KRG energy deals

International news outlets have in recent days reported that the Iraqi federal government’s oil ministry has filed a lawsuit against the KRG over the recent agreements, calling for their cancelation.

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PM Barzani, Secretary Rubio meet in Washington

Since arriving in Washington on Saturday, Barzani has met with numerous high-profile US officials

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US State Dept says ‘pleased’ with KRG agreement with US firms

Both Kurdish and American officials have hailed the energy agreements as being significant in fostering enhanced bilateral relations between Washington and Erbil.

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Iraqi FM, US State Secretary discuss enhancing political, security, economic ties

Hussein confirmed to Rubio that Iraq has started importing electricity from other countries, after the US declined to renew a sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran in March

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PM Barzani talks oil export resumption with US State Department

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received a delegation of US diplomats on Wednesday, with both sides agreeing that oil exports from the Region must resume "as soon as possible" amid increasing US efforts to pressure Baghdad into hastening the process.

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US says working to find ‘managed transition’ of SDF in northeast Syria

The US official claimed that the conditions which initially led to the organization of the SDF have changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad

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Washington says ‘opposed to’ Israel’s bombing campaign in Beirut

The US State Department said that Washington has expressed its opposition to the nature and scope of the recent Israeli bombing campaign in Beirut, calling for a diplomatic solution in Lebanon and a ceasefire in Gaza

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Accidental shooting from US Embassy injured Iraqi woman: State Department

The injury of former MP Abdul Amir al-Ghazali’s wife on Friday came from an accidental shooting from within the vicinity of the US Embassy, State Department confirmed to The New Region.

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