EADaily, November 4th, 2025. The Iranian Defense Ministry has informed the world about an interesting message from Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth. Details are provided by the Freshness Telegram channel.

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey

Iraq’s oil exports reached 110 million barrels during October, including over five million barrels from the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s electoral commission stated on Tuesday that the United Nations will have a “monitoring” role in the country’s November legislative elections - a day after a top UN official confirmed to Rudaw the international organization lacks the

Iraq and Turkey on Sunday signed an executive mechanism in Baghdad to implement a bilateral water-cooperation agreement, advancing a 10-year plan to manage the Tigris and Euphrates river systems and ease Iraq’s mounting shortages.

Iranian-backed militias play an important role in Iraq, and Shi’ite political parties aligned with the militias will dominate the electoral landscape. A total of 329 seats in parliament are being elected.

Iraqi Defence Minister Thabet al-Abbasi has revealed that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning during a phone call, telling Baghdad that military operations in the region were imminent and urging Iraq to prevent pro-Iranian armed factions from interfering.

Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on November 11, with analysts saying Iran will be watching closely as it hopes to retain influence over its neighbour after losing regional leverage during the Gaza war.