Iraq on Saturday unveiled its ambitious $17 billion road and rail infrastructure project linking Europe, West Asia (Middle East), and Asia, and presented itself as the key regional transportation hub connecting the three continents.

Iraq unveils ambitious $17bn infra project, pits itself as key transport hub linking Europe to Asia

The US called the drone attack on Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as an "apparent act of terrorism". The attack had taken place at Iraqi PM's high-security residence in Baghdad's Green Zone as the government said it was a "failed assassination attempt".

Act of terrorism, says US after Iraq Prime Minister escapes drone attack

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes on bases of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran.

Iraq condemns U.S. air strikes as 'unacceptable and dangerous'

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Iraq PM Kataib Hezbollah condemns US airstrikes

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that he would accept only the annulment of a Kurdish vote for independence, not the freeze that Kurdish leaders have offered.

Iraq PM demands annulment not freeze of Kurd independence vote