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U-turn by White House as it blocks direct talks with Iran

The Guardian: The White House yesterday ruled out previously authorised direct talks between Tehran and the US ambassador in Baghdad, which were to have...

U.S. interested in Iran talks over Iraq

AP: Formation of a national unity government in Baghdad has cleared the way for proposed direct talks between the United States and Iran about...

Iraq forms government but security posts unfilled

AFP: Iraq on Saturday formed its first permanent post-invasion government, a national unity coalition aimed at uniting a country torn by sectarian bloodshed but...

Three Iranian Revolutionary Guards arrested in Iraqi capital

Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 17 – Three members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were arrested by police after a gun-battle in a northern Baghdad...

Talabani slams Iran, Turkey interference

UPI: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani lashed out at neighbors Iran and Turkey for interfering in Iraq's domestic affairs, warning Baghdad could reciprocate. ...

After seven British deaths in a week, Basra’s police chief is linked to terrorists

Daily Telegraph: Fears that Basra is slipping beyond control were fuelled at the weekend when the governor suspended the city's police chief, who is...

Iran says it will not hold talks with U.S. over Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – Iran announced on Sunday that it will not hold direct talks with the United States on the...

Iran gave al-Qaeda in Iraq SAM-7 missiles – report

Iran Focus: London, May 13 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had provided the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq heavy weapons including anti-aircraft...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

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A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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