Iraq ‌said it’s in contact ​with Iran to ​allow some oil ​tankers to pass through the ⁠Strait of Hormuz after the OPEC nation was forced to reduce oil output to a quarter.

Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces have been accused of attacking U.S. assets in Iraq as Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government told to rein in terror proxies.

DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country's oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency reported on Tuesday,

"Americans face a risk of kidnapping, and U.S. individuals have been directly targeted," the U.S. embassy in Baghdad warned.

Iraq is hoping to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil a day to Turkey's Ceyhan port ‌without passing through the Kurdistan region after halting exports from the south because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,

The attack on the US embassy in Baghdad is described as "the most intense assault" since the war broke out while European leaders condemn the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

This time, President Trump went to war without preparing the public, seeking U.N. approval or even consulting allies. But they will have to pick up the pieces.

Iraq is seeking tender offers to export oil through ports in Syria and Jordan after shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were largely halted by threats and attacks from Iran. The blockade of the strait has forced Iraq to lower its output from roughly 4.

Iraq will travel to Mexico by private plane for their World Cup play-off despite calls from coach Graham Arnold to postpone the match amid the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran, the country's FA president Adnan Dirjal says.

Israel launched a wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad drew neighbouring Iraq deeper into the Middle East war that has sparked economic turmoil across the globe.The Iranian capital,