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Jennifer Gavito, US Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in an interview with Rudaw on April 10, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

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US concerned by attacks on Iraq, Kurdistan region, says ex-diplomat

A former US official said on Friday that Washington is “deeply concerned” by attacks on Iraq and the Kurdistan Region amid ongoing negotiations with Iran, urging Baghdad to assert control over armed groups and ensure stability.

Alan Eyre, a former US diplomat specializing in Iranian affairs, in an interview with Rudaw on April 3, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

04-04-2026

US cannot force open Strait of Hormuz without major escalation, warns ex-diplomat

Former US Ambassador to Tunisia Joey Hood, in an interview with Rudaw in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2026: Photo: Rudaw

31-03-2026

US diplomat says NATO-like alliance with Gulf is ‘logical’ step after Iran war

Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh, head of the Tehran-based Iran Diplomatic House, speaks to Rudaw on March 26, 2026. Photo: Rudaw/Screengrab

26-03-2026

Iran will only negotiate if US meets five key demands: Analyst

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, in an interview with Rudaw in Erbil on March 22, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

23-03-2026

'Indirect communication' underway between US, Iran: Iraqi FM

US may launch limited ground operation to secure nuclear materials: Former Trump advisor

Iraqi economic expert Nabil al-Marsoumi speaks to Rudaw in an interview on March 18, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/ Rudaw

Iraq faces severe oil export challenges amid regional tensions: Expert

Drone warfare expert Federico Borsari, in an interview with Rudaw. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

AI still not making kill decisions in drone warfare: expert

Hannah Neumann, member of the European Parliament, speaks to Rudaw in an interview on March 11, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

EU lawmaker censures vague US-Israel strategy on Iran war

Pascal Confavreux, deputy spokesperson for the French foreign ministry, speaks to Rudaw in an interview on March 9, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/ Rudaw

France condemns 'unjustified' attacks threatening Kurdistan Region stability: Official

Federico Borsari, a Non-Resident Fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in an interview with Rudaw on March 9, 2026. Photo: Screengrab / Rudaw

Iranian drones penetrate Israeli air defenses in about 10 percent of cases: expert

US war on Iran a ‘strategic mistake,’ says European security expert

DEM Party lawmaker Mithat Sancar. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab