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Groups with Iran’s backing blamed for Baghdad attacks

New York Times: Nearly three-quarters of the attacks that kill or wound American soldiers in Baghdad are carried out by Iranian-backed Shiite groups, the United...

Iraq’s political refugees in limbo

Boston Globe - By Saleh al-Mutlaq:  There is so much tragedy in Iraq that some stories go underreported - eclipsed by other negative news....

Petraeus picked to lead Mideast command

AP: Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President Bush to...

Petraeus to head US Middle East forces

AFP: General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, has been named to head US forces in the Middle East, US Defense Secretary...

Iraq’s neighbors noncommittal on aiding government

Washington Post: Iraq's neighbors failed on Tuesday to commit themselves to any immediate strengthening of diplomatic or economic support for the Baghdad government, but...

Iran groups offering extra aid to Iraq rebels: US

AFP: A US general said on Sunday that the increasingly sophisticated attacks carried out by Shiite extremists in Iraq were evidence they were getting...

Iraqi army takes last Basra areas from Sadr force

New York Times: Iraqi soldiers took control of the last bastions of the cleric Moktada al-Sadr’s militia in Basra on Saturday, and Iran’s ambassador...

Iran says U.S. shows “Iranophobia” over Iraq

Reuters: Iran accused U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of "Iranophobia" on Sunday for trying to blame Tehran for Iraq's security problems. TEHRAN,...

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Oil Tanker Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime security monitoring organization, reported that an oil tanker sailing...

Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization, on Monday, July 6, expressed concern over the growing wave...

British Couple Imprisoned in Evin Prison Remain on Hunger Strike

Lindsay Foreman and Craig Foreman, two British citizens imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison, are continuing their hunger strike in...

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Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization,...

Iran’s Negative Economic Growth: From Statistical Manipulation to the Collapse of Investment

When the gap between official figures and reality becomes...

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