Daily brief
Iran-backed militias in Iraq, including Asaib Ahl al-Haq and the Imam Ali Brigades, announced plans to place their weapons under state control and disengage from the Popular Mobilization Forces.
Bahrain banned its citizens from traveling to Iran and Iraq amid regional tensions.
A cargo vessel was hit by projectiles in Iraq’s Umm Qasr port on June 1; the crew is safe, according to MSC.
An Iraqi national pleaded not guilty to involvement in 18 attacks in Europe, calling himself a 'prisoner of war'.
Two US and UK soldiers were killed during a training exercise in Iraq.