The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command says military experts should explain why US C-RAM air defense systems were inactivated during the drone attack on the prime minister’s residence in Baghdad.

Political commentator Navid Behrouz sees the attack on the residence of the Iraqi prime minister as a possible effort to drive a wedge between different political groups and the people of Iraq.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone, but he escaped unhurt.

Iraq detains Sami Jasim, a top member of Daesh and the deputy leader of the terrorist group under the late Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Iran’s first vice president says Tehran-Baghdad relations play an essential role in boosting regional security.

Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi says the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia have yet to mutually agree on the time and location of their next round of negotiations. 

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has condemned US President Joe Biden for what he called illegally threatening the Islamic Republic.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announces a new security operation against the Daesh remnants during a visit to Tarmiyah.

The Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance movement says it is fully prepared to compel American forces to leave Iraq in humiliation.

The premier was speaking to the Associated Press.