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Basra tanker attack marks deepening crisis for Iraq oil sector

Iraq is facing a widening array of security threats and economic consequences from the Iran war.
Iraqi ports director Farhan al-Fartousi (right) conducts an inspection on March 12, 2026, of the site of an Iranian attack on oil tankers the previous night. (Photo credit: General Company for Ports of Iraq)

Iraqi gay community a target

Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months in a new wave of violence against the gay population.

Interview: Muwafaq al-Rubaie

Iraq's National Security Adviser talks about the relationship with Iran and the ongoing tension between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurds.

Heads in the sand

The fragility of Sunni incorporation into Iraqi governance could have been headed off earlier in the war.

Laid to rest

U.S. official tasked with advising Iraq Electricity Ministry, killed in Fallujah IED, returns to family in Chicago.