Iraq's Met Office forecasts the first summer heatwave of 2025, starting June 13. Temperatures to peak early next week, reaching 49-52°C in central/south regions.

U.S. missions in Baghdad and Erbil are evacuating most diplomats in response to unspecified security threats, according to one former and two current U.S. officials. The reason for the move, known as an ordered departure,

The United States is reducing its footprint in Iraq in line with measures to keep its diplomatic personnel safe, a State Department official told Rudaw on Wednesday. “We are constantly assessing the appropriate personnel posture at all our embassies.

Iraq’s oil output in May declined by 59,000 barrels per day as Iraq plans to accelerate measures to compensate for prior overproduction.

With parliamentary elections in Iraq scheduled for Nov. 11, and the drawdown of the UN Mission there set for December, Pakistan has commended the country's efforts to consolidate democratic institutions and stabilize the security environment,

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues.

According to the CBI, Iraq’s foreign reserves as of May 22 amounted to $98.83 billion (128.47 trillion Iraqi dinars), up from $97.94 billion (127.32 trillion Iraqi dinars) on May 1. These reserves have also grown since April, when they stood at $98.08 billion (127.51 trillion Iraqi dinars).