Baghdad
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 3 domains, including Intelligence Surveillance, Middle East and Turkey Economy.
Coverage of Baghdad is newly on the wire: 3 signals on the latest tracked day, level with its three-week baseline of 3, across 3 domains. That makes it the #329 most-covered of the 337 concerns we track.
If Baghdad matters to your work, it just crossed our flagging thresholds — early and thin history, so watch whether the next few days confirm the move or fade it.
What’s changed
- Iran suspends all flights to Baghdad, Muscat, Qatar, Georgia and Azerbaijan due to sanctions · Middle East Eye · 2026-09-23
- Iran participating in 27th Baghdad International Book Fair · Tehran Times (state-aligned — contrast source) · 2026-09-04
- Vietnam taught America the limits of its power. Hormuz is teaching it again · Middle East Eye · 2026-09-30
- US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq · Al-Monitor · 2026-09-30
- US forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran's proxies and Islamic State · Al-Monitor — Middle East · 2026-09-30
- Türkiye urges end to US-Israel-Iran war, return to talks · Daily Sabah economy · 2026-09-30
What the reporting says
Across 144 tracked stories from 37 outlets, reporting on Baghdad most often describes military action (14), sanctions or trade (11), public statements (10), meetings or visits (9), launches or releases (2), price levels (2).
It shows up alongside Iraq (130), Iran (120 — sanctions or trade ×2), Turkish (68), Saudi Arabia (65), Israel (64), Middle East (63), Hormuz (57), UN (46).
Two steps out: Oil (through Iraq, 130 shared stories on the weaker link); Red Sea (through Iraq, 130 shared stories on the weaker link); Trump (through Iraq, 130 shared stories on the weaker link); United States (through Iraq, 130 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Sep 3, with coverage on 27 separate days — concentrated in Middle East and Iran Regime.