Ali Saray

Ali Saray
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with US Envoy Tom Barrack in Baghdad on June 16, 2026. (Iraqi government press office)

US Keen to Form Alliance with Iraq, Syria Away from Iran’s Influence

Three Syrian, Western, and Iraqi sources said Monday that Iraq and Syria are preparing to sign an economic agreement under US sponsorship during Iraqi Prime…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World A circulating image shows Iraqi vehicles at an entrance to the Green Zone at dawn on June 28, 2026

Baghdad Rejects Iranian ‘Protection’ for Suspects Placed on Corruption Lists

The Iraqi government has rejected Iranian requests to exempt individuals facing judicial arrest warrants as part of corruption investigations and has urged…

Ali Saray (London)
Features Iraqi security personnel in their vehicle guard the street in Baghdad on June 28, 2026. (AFP)

Inside ‘Operation Dawn Strike’: The Covert Mission to Separate Iraq from Iran's Influence

Government and security sources have revealed that the wave of arrests carried out by Iraqi authorities last Sunday unfolded along two parallel tracks. One…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets US envoy Tom Barrack in Baghdad, June 16, 2026. Government media

Inside Barrack’s Plan to Delink Iraq from Iran Talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is heading to the United States next month to try to save his oil-rich country from “bankruptcy,” while US envoy Tom Barrack…

Ali Saray (London)
Features A 2008 photo released by the Pentagon shows David Petraeus briefing Barack Obama, then a US senator, on a plan to secure Sadr City in eastern Baghdad during an aerial tour over the area.

Petraeus Hands Washington 'Executive Plan' to Disarm Iraq's Armed Factions

Iraqi officials said the United States has conditioned the integration of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on disarming armed factions, sidelining their…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World From right to left: Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, Coordination Framework member Hadi al-Amiri, and caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (Coordination Framework)

Sudden ‘Veto’ from Iran Thwarts Govt Formation Efforts in Iraq

Two Iraqi officials revealed on Sunday that a sudden “veto” from Iran has thwarted efforts to form a new Iraqi government. Iran has expressed its objection to…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World Popular Mobilization Forces brigades patrol. (PMF media office)

Three-Member Committee Negotiates With Washington on Disarming Iraqi Factions

Asharq Al-Awsat has learned that an Iraqi committee comprising three senior figures is close to finalizing an “executive plan” to disarm armed factions, ahead…

Ali Saray (London)
Features A Popular Mobilization Forces member rides a motorcycle during a patrol in western Iraq.

Iran’s War in Iraq Reveals Militias’ Expanding Grip

“If you must fall, be a meteor.” The phrase was written on a mural inside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Beside it was a drawing of faceless fighters in helmets,…

Ali Saray (Baghdad, London)