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Obama, national security team hold meeting on Iraq

AFP: President Barack Obama convened his national security team Wednesday to discuss the situation in Iraq, with just three weeks to go before the...

U.S. and Iraqi interests may work against pullout

New York Times: In a recent speech President Obama took credit for delivering on his promise to end the official combat mission on schedule,...

New Iran envoy says sanctions won’t affect Iraq trade

AFP: Iran's new envoy to Baghdad said on Tuesday that the latest round of sanctions imposed on his country would not affect growing trade...

Iraq’s Sunni militia faces loyalty test

BBC: Recent attacks on fighters in Iraq's Sunni Sahwa militia could drive some back into insurgency despite the militia playing a key role in...

Iran plans to transit gas through Iraq – official

Reuters: Iran has been authorised to export natural gas to political ally Syria and the Mediterranean area, transiting its neighbour Iraq, a senior Iranian...

Ahead of Ramadan Iraq violence kills 60

AFP: Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month...

Iran meddling to fill void in Iraq government: poll

AFP: Iran more than any other foreign state is meddling to fill a void in Iraqi politics five months after a general election left...

Saddam Hussein deputy Tariq Aziz calls for US forces to stay in Iraq

The Guardian: Saddam Hussein's most loyal deputy, Tariq Aziz, has accused Barack Obama of 'leaving Iraq to the wolves' by pressing ahead with a...

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Iranian Political Prisoner Naser Bakrzadeh’s at Risk of Execution

Following the confirmation of Naser Bakrzadeh’s death sentence by Iran’s Supreme Court, the risk of his imminent execution has...

A New Wave of Mass Arrests in Iran

Following the wave of repression after the nationwide protests of January 2026, the Iranian regime’s security and judicial institutions...

Iran’s Housing Market Under the Rubble of War

The 40-day war involving Iran’s regime, the United States, and Israel led to a phenomenon analysts describe as “wartime...

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US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

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Defiant Iran warns West against attack

AFP: Iran bluntly warned the West on Sunday against...