Iraq
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 3 domains, including Turkey, US Politics and World Wires.
Coverage of Iraq is holding steady : 3 signals on the latest tracked day, down 50% from its three-week baseline of 6, across 3 domains (down from 4 a week ago). That makes it the #241 most-covered of the 348 concerns we track.
What’s changed
5 of the last 7 tracked days ran below the three-week baseline — a sustained cooling, not a one-day dip.
- Iraq’s Growing Oil Exports Through Basra Should Not Become an Asset for Iran · Foundation for Defense of Democracies · 2026-08-28
- Iraq summons Iran envoy over 'Persian Gulf' post, Baghdad name origins: What to know · Al-Monitor — Middle East · 2026-08-26
- Iraq's Zaidi set to make European debut with Macron in France · Al Monitor Turkey · 2026-08-25
- Iraq’s uncertain future amid America’s “withdrawal” · Tehran Times (state-aligned — contrast source) · 2026-08-24
- Iraq reinforces Saudi border security amid militia tensions: What to know · Al-Monitor · 2026-08-28 · usually covers Middle East
- Iraq takes over refugee identity registration from UNHCR · Biometric Update · 2026-08-26 · usually covers Digital Identity
What the reporting says
Across 124 tracked stories from 40 outlets, reporting on Iraq most often describes sanctions or trade (11), public statements (7), military action (4), price levels (3), meetings or visits (2), legal rulings (1).
It shows up alongside Israel (46), Turkish (38), Hormuz (37), Turkey (37), Syria (36), Iran (77), Saudi Arabia (28), Oil (52).
Two steps out: China (through Iran, 77 shared stories on the weaker link); Middle East (through Iran, 77 shared stories on the weaker link); President Donald Trump (through Iran, 77 shared stories on the weaker link); Russia (through Iran, 77 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Jul 30, with coverage on 14 separate days — concentrated in Turkey and Iran Regime.