Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on iraq from ap news, the definitive source for independent journalism. Located within the geo-political region of the middle east, it is bordered by saudi arabia to the south, turkey to the north, iran to the east, the persian gulf and kuwait to the southeast, jordan to the. Iraq is bordered by kuwait, iran, turkey, syria, jordan, and saudi arabia.

Encompassing the fertile lowlands between the tigris and the euphrates rivers, modern-day iraq corresponds largely to the ancient land of mesopotamia. It is perhaps the oldest consistently settled.