Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced that Ankara has launched a major cross-border military offensive against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said, in a video address on Monday morning, that the operation will include an extensive airstrike campaign using jets, helicopters, and drones, as well ...
The Iraqi electricity minister has described gas imports from neighboring Iran as suitable and inexpensive, saying his country “will need Iranian gas for years.” Speaking on Monday, Adel Karim acknowledged that the cost of connecting Iraq’s electricity grid to those of the Persian Gulf Arab countries is very high. He ...