Iraq

Iraq’s men’s national soccer team will compete in the World Cup for the first time in 40 years this summer. Their qualification sparked celebration among the roughly 100,000 Michigan residents with Iraqi heritage, the most of any U.S. state.

The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.

A look into how Michigan, home to the largest Iraqi-American population in the United States, is celebrating Iraq qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Plus, the storytelling series Twisted Storytellers has an upcoming event all about Black summer experiences. And, the latest episode of On Hand explores that age old Michigan question: why are the roads here SO bad?

The story of a Chaldean Michigander in hiding in Iraq after being deported from the U.S. Plus, an iconic Olympic gymnast who graduated from University of Michigan. And, catching a wave on Lake Michigan with our latest episode of the podcast Beyond the Shore.

Iran's state media issued what it said was a statement by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and keep up attacks on U.S. bases in the region.

President Donald Trump has chosen Metro Detroit marijuana businessman Mark Savaya as his special envoy to Iraq, citing Savaya's role in securing "a record vote with Muslim Americans" in Michigan.

A federal judge in Detroit says he plans to sign a settlement in a case involving the detention and attempted deportation of around 1400 Iraqi nationals. The Trump Administration arrested the Iraqis with old criminal convictions or immigration violations in 2017.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visited Michigan to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East.

On today's show, we spoke about gun-related police encounters and heard about a recent school lockdown. Plus, a novelist discussed her book and we heard about Isle Royale updates.

Members of Michigan’s congressional delegate want more information about what happens next after a military strike this week that killed a top Iranian…