T/iraq

  1. Trump rompe un tabú al hacerse con el petróleo de Venezuela En español, February 9

    Durante mucho tiempo se ha acusado a los presidentes de EE. UU. de conspirar para controlar el crudo extranjero. Pero el presidente Trump ha afirmado que su país tiene derecho a él.

  2. Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo U.S., February 8

    U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

  3. Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq World, February 3

    The court said it was not the right authority to handle the lawsuit for unpaid rent, and the case should be heard in Iraq, where the family’s ancestors had fled persecution.

  4. Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats World, January 28

    Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.

  5. Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Help From Iraq if Former Leader Returns U.S., January 28

    Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, has been nominated to the post by the main Shiite Muslim bloc in the Iraqi Parliament.

  6. U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq World, January 21

    The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

  7. The Dark History of France’s Embassy in Iraq Goes on Trial in Paris World, January 18

    A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.

  8. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.