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Huiyao Wang, President of the Center for China and Globalization, in an interview with Rudaw in Beijin on May 15, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

China seeks to help end Iran conflict: Analyst

China is seeking to position itself as a key mediator in efforts to end the war involving Iran, Israel and the United States, with Beijing relying on its economic influence rather than military power to expand its role in the Middle East, according to a prominent Chinese analyst.

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Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes Iraq energy vulnerabilities: former US official

Beyond the algorithm of Gulê: The masked musician and the AI voice taking Kurdish culture global

Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, head of the Tehran-based Iran Diplomatic House, speaks to Rudaw on April 28, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Iran rejected US demand of 20-year enrichment halt, ready for 'war of wills': Analyst

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Asif Durrani, former Pakistani ambassador to Iran, speaks to Rudaw on April 20, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

20-04-2026

Sanctions, shipping curbs complicate Iran-US talks: Diplomat

16-04-2026

Hasaka governor says integration process with Damascus going well

Abdullah Mohtadi, leader of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, speaks to Rudaw in an interview with Zinar Shino in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab

16-04-2026

Iranian Kurdish opposition leader says federalism key to Iran’s future

14-04-2026

Iraqi government to be under pressure to clamp down on militia groups: Former US diplomat

Jennifer Gavito, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in an interview with Rudaw on April 10, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

10-04-2026

US concerned by attacks on Iraq, Kurdistan region, says ex-diplomat

Alan Eyre, a former US diplomat specializing in Iranian affairs, in an interview with Rudaw on April 3, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

04-04-2026

US cannot force open Strait of Hormuz without major escalation, warns ex-diplomat

Former US Ambassador to Tunisia Joey Hood, in an interview with Rudaw in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2026: Photo: Rudaw

31-03-2026

US diplomat says NATO-like alliance with Gulf is ‘logical’ step after Iran war

Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, head of the Tehran-based Iran Diplomatic House, speaks to Rudaw on March 26, 2026. Photo: Rudaw/Screengrab

26-03-2026

Iran will only negotiate if US meets five key demands: Analyst

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, in an interview with Rudaw in Erbil on March 22, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

23-03-2026

'Indirect communication' underway between US, Iran: Iraqi FM

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Former US Ambassador to Tunisia Joey Hood, in an interview with Rudaw in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2026: Photo: Rudaw

US diplomat says NATO-like alliance with Gulf is ‘logical’ step after Iran war

A former US diplomat said Monday a “NATO-like alliance” between Washington and...

Hannah Neumann, member of the European Parliament, speaks to Rudaw in an interview on March 11, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

EU lawmaker censures vague US-Israel strategy on Iran war

European Parliament Member Hannah Neumann warned that the campaign by the US...

German journalist and author Tobias Huch speaks to Rudaw in an interview on February 17, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/ Rudaw

Author of book on Kurds warns of waning US, European support

Daniel Attard, European parliamentary member, speaking to Rudaw in Strasbourg, France. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

EU should place ‘concrete human rights conditions’ on Syria aid: Lawmaker

The European Union should tighten conditions on funding for the Syrian...

Abir al-Sahlani, European parliamentary member, speaking to Rudaw in Strasbourg, France. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

EU lawmaker Abir al-Sahlani urges concrete action to protect Kurds in Syria

European Parliament Member Abir al-Sahlani called on the EU to take stronger...

Lilly Carlisle, UNHCR Iraq spokesperson, speaks to Rudaw in an interview on January 9, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Over 1.3 million refugees, IDPs remain in Iraq, all camps located in Kurdistan Region: UNHCR

Iraq continues to host more than 1.3 million refugees and internally displaced...

US deterrence policy in Middle East not effective: retired colonel

Kurds speaking Korean ‘enormously’ contributes to boosting Seoul-Erbil relations: Consul