Rains in Iraqi Kurdistan have filled dams and ended drought, boosting crop yields. While beneficial for many, some areas saw crops submerged. Farmers face challenges with government wheat purchases and electricity costs for rice cultivation.
Iran targeted US facilities in the Middle East, including Harir airbase in Iraq and US Fifth Fleet assets in Bahrain, using drones and shelling ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Attacks aimed at disabling radar and communications systems followed renewed US airstrikes.
Iraq and UAE are accelerating oil pipeline projects to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, with Iraq tripling Kurdistan pipeline capacity and UAE fast-tracking a new pipeline to Fujairah. Data shows Iraq's exports have plummeted due to its reliance on the chokepoint.
Iran launched two missiles targeting Komala Party headquarters in the Alana Valley, Kurdistan Region, on Tuesday night. No casualties were reported, only material damage. This attack is part of ongoing Iranian strikes against Kurdish opposition groups, with over 82 missiles and drones used since the conflict with the US and Israel began.
Một binh sĩ Mỹ và một quân nhân Anh thiệt mạng trong sự cố huấn luyện tại căn cứ không quân Erbil, Iraq ngày 31/5. Cùng ngày, Iran tuyên bố tấn công các nhóm vũ trang ly khai ở miền bắc Iraq, làm dấy lên nghi vấn về mối liên hệ.
Iraqi PM Ali Al-Zaidi and Kurdistan Regional Government PM Masrour Barzani held talks in Baghdad on outstanding issues. A joint delegation will visit Tehran to discuss attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem Al-Araji emphasizing understanding between Baghdad and Erbil.
Archaeologists from Goethe University Frankfurt and Erlangen-Nuremberg University have uncovered a 5th-6th century church beside a Sasanian fortification in Gird-î Kazhaw, Iraqi Kurdistan. The discovery of three nacelle pillars, five square stone pillars, and pottery shards bearing Maltese crosses provides strong evidence for religious pluralism during the Sasanian period, challenging previous assumptions that Christians and Zoroastrians were in constant conflict.
