Kuwait said protesters attacked its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday in escalating violence involving pro-Iranian militia groups near the Iran and Kuwait borders. Kuwait's foreign ministry condemned the "flagrant assaults on the sanctity of the consular mission,

Iraq closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources told Reuters on Saturday.

One of the biggest targets of Iranian attacks has been in Iraq, against armed Iranian opposition bases in the Kurdistan region. Many opposition fighters see this moment as an chance to go home.

The war in Iran is dealing a heavy blow to Iraq’s economy. Iraq relies on oil revenues for roughly 90% of its budget. Most of its oil is exported through

Escalation follows reported US strikes on militias as State Department warns Baghdad

By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq, April 6 - Iraq could restore crude oil exports to around 3.4 million barrels per day within a week provided the Iran war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, the head of the country’s state-run Basra Oil Company said.