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Iranian lawmaker suggests Tehran could take conflict to US soil if attacked

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Iranian lawmaker suggests Tehran could take conflict to US soil if attacked

Iran executes another protester detained in January ahead of talks in Islamabad

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Iran executes another protester detained in January ahead of talks in Islamabad

Iraq touts ‘unmatched’ coordination with KRG in anti-drug ops

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Iraq touts ‘unmatched’ coordination with KRG in anti-drug ops

US-Iran war leaves Iran devastated, squeezes China’s cheap oil lifeline

US-Iran war leaves Iran devastated, squeezes China’s cheap oil lifeline

Turkey welcomes appointment of Kirkuk Turkmen governor

Turkey welcomes appointment of Kirkuk Turkmen governor

Iran backs down from retaliating over cargo ship seizure ahead of Islamabad talks

Iran backs down from retaliating over cargo ship seizure ahead of Islamabad talks

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Security personnel stand guard at a security checkpost along a road temporarily closed near the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 20, 2026, ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks. Photo: AFP

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Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, responds to a question from Rudaw on April 20, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

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UN urges ‘full restoration’ of freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani (left), head of the Hikmah Movement Ammar al-Hakim (middle), and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nnouri al-Maliki (right) pictured during a Shiite Coordination Framework meeting on April 20, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

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Iran

US Vice President JD Vance arrives to participate in the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 11, 2026. Photo: AFP

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Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, responds to a question from Rudaw on April 8, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

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US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran at the White House on April 6, 2026. Photo: AFP

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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

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Yuriy Sak, former Ukrainian defense ministry advisor, speaks to Rudaw on March 29, 2026. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

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The Kurdish community in the US representing all four parts of Kurdistan...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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Halabja pomegranate festival kicks off, 300k visitors expected

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