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KURDISTAN24Iraq's SOMO Offers Deep Discounts on Basrah Crude to Encourage Loadings Inside Strait of Hormuz3H RUDAWIraqi faction leader rejects disarmament, threatens response to US-Saudi air raids5H SHAFAQZakho SC sign Iraq defender Akam Hashem in $1.2M+ deal10H SHAFAQVehicle overturn kills four Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq’s Dhi Qar11H BASNEWSIraqi Official Warns of Air Defense Gaps13H RUDAWIraq eyes higher oil flows via Turkey as Hormuz transit talks with Iran progress: Minister13H AL JAZEERAIraqi Kurdish regional leader meets Syrian president in Damascus14H IRAQI NEWSIraq in talks with Iran to secure oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz14H SHAFAQIraqi fighter Muhannad Hassan takes World Jiu-Jitsu silver14H SHAFAQIRGC commander: Forces ready in northwest Iran15H IRAQI NEWSIraq oil exports hit by Hormuz closure and Kurdistan disruptions15H IRAQI NEWSIraq PM to visit Saudi Arabia next week15H APPilgrims converge on Iraq's city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen religious gathering, in photos15H KURDISTAN24Iran-Iraq Relations at Highest Level Ever, Iran’s FM Says During Arba'een Visit15H SHAFAQTrump: Iran faces deal or total surrender16H SHAFAQKataib Hezbollah vows to expand arsenal17HKURDISTAN24Iraq's SOMO Offers Deep Discounts on Basrah Crude to Encourage Loadings Inside Strait of Hormuz3H RUDAWIraqi faction leader rejects disarmament, threatens response to US-Saudi air raids5H SHAFAQZakho SC sign Iraq defender Akam Hashem in $1.2M+ deal10H SHAFAQVehicle overturn kills four Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq’s Dhi Qar11H BASNEWSIraqi Official Warns of Air Defense Gaps13H RUDAWIraq eyes higher oil flows via Turkey as Hormuz transit talks with Iran progress: Minister13H AL JAZEERAIraqi Kurdish regional leader meets Syrian president in Damascus14H IRAQI NEWSIraq in talks with Iran to secure oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz14H SHAFAQIraqi fighter Muhannad Hassan takes World Jiu-Jitsu silver14H SHAFAQIRGC commander: Forces ready in northwest Iran15H IRAQI NEWSIraq oil exports hit by Hormuz closure and Kurdistan disruptions15H IRAQI NEWSIraq PM to visit Saudi Arabia next week15H APPilgrims converge on Iraq's city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen religious gathering, in photos15H KURDISTAN24Iran-Iraq Relations at Highest Level Ever, Iran’s FM Says During Arba'een Visit15H SHAFAQTrump: Iran faces deal or total surrender16H SHAFAQKataib Hezbollah vows to expand arsenal17H

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