AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDrone Dispute With Saudi Arabia: Iraq’s foreign ministry says its air defences detected no drones launched from Iraqi territory toward Saudi Arabia, even as Riyadh insists it intercepted and destroyed three drones that entered from Iraq and says it reserves the right to respond; Investigation Triggered: Baghdad says it opened an investigation and urged Riyadh to share information, with no group claiming responsibility; Covert War Claims: A new wave of reporting says Israel ran two secret bases in Iraq’s western desert to support operations against Iran, including an incident in March when a shepherd allegedly discovered the site and was later killed; Oil Numbers: Iraq posted a near-$24.7bn trade surplus for 2025, and April crude exports were reported at 9.884m barrels; Regional Tensions: The drone back-and-forth comes alongside renewed Gulf alarm after a strike near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, keeping the Iran-related standoff front and center.
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