Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomes nomination of Ali Faleh al‑Zaidi as Iraq's new prime minister-designate.

Political and economic pressure on the Iraqi government is increasing.

The political stalemate in Iraq’s premiership is easing, with the coordinating framework moving to name a candidate, raising questions about external pressures.

The Iraqi president has named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country’s next prime minister, asking him to form the next government.

Iraqis have slammed the US after State Department announced rewards bounty for any information that leads to the capture of an Iraqi PMU leader.

Iraq's Coordination Framework delays PM nominee decision to Wednesday.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force says the Iraqi premier election is an entirely internal matter, and criminals against humanity must not interfere in the country's internal affairs. ‎