Iraq ratchets up pressure on its Kurdistan region as Baghdad launches a probe into the region’s hefty oil revenues.

The Turkish PM says Ankara will shut down its border crossings with Iraq’s Kurdistan region and open a new one in cooperation with Baghdad.

An analyst says it has been US policy for very long time to break up Iraq and Israel, for its part, is encouraging the divisive forces in the Middle East such as KRG which can help break up the existing countries.

This edition of The Debate is about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the Iranian capital Tehran.     

An Iranian lawmaker warns that the Iraqi Kurdistan Region will face a multitude of challenges because of the recent secession vote.

Former Iraqi president and leader of Iraq’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani dies at the age of 83 in Germany.

Lebanon says it plans to halt flights by its flagship carrier airline to Iran’s Kurdish region from Friday.

The Turkish president warns that a referendum held on the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region could spark an ethnic war.

Iraqi Defense Ministry says the country’s army has started major military drills with Turkish army along the common border.

Turkish president says Ankara will close its border with Iraqi Kurdistan over a controversial independence plebiscite.