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Iraqi militias feeling pushback

Washington Times: Tribal leaders in southern Iraq are starting to push back against Iranian-supported militias in Basra, cracking their hold over the economically crucial...

Iraqi, U.S. troops accused of Sadr City attack

CNN: The office of Muqtada al-Sadr accused Iraqi and U.S. forces of attacking Sadr City on Friday, just hours after the Shiite cleric called...

Iran top threat to Iraq, U.S. says

Washington Post: Last week's violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary...

US advice unheeded in Basra campaign: Petraeus

AFP: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki disregarded US advice in launching a campaign in Basra last month that plunged Iraqi troops in fighting without...

Iran fighting proxy war in Iraq, U.S. envoy says

New York Times: Iran is engaging in a proxy war with the United States in Iraq, adopting tactics similar to those it has used...

Gates: Iran boosts support for militias

AP: Iranian support for militias in Iraq has grown, top U.S. defense leaders said Friday, asserting that recent battles in Basra gave the Iraqis...

Iran triggering Shiite “backlash” in Iraq, US ambassador claims

AFP: Iran can never conquer Iraq and is even stirring a Shiite "backlash" there by backing militias fighting the Iraqi government and US-led troops,...

US ambassador in Iraq invites Iran talks

AP: The U.S. ambassador in Iraq says the Bush administration wants to test whether Iran is really interested in talking to the United States...

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Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign Enters Its 128th Week

On Tuesday, July 7, the "No To Executions Tuesdays campaign" continued. The campaign, which was launched to end all...

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...

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