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Iraq rebel cleric reins in militia; motives at issue

New York Times: Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric and founder of the Mahdi Army militia, discovered recently that two of his commanders had...

Son of key Iraq Shiite arrested at Iran’s border

New York Times: The eldest son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, perhaps the most powerful political leader in Iraq and the head of the dominant...

Iran denies Sadr is in country

AFP: Iran on Sunday for the first time formally denied claims by Iraqi and US officials that radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is in...

Rice says Iran responsible for Iraq weapons smuggle

AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted anew Saturday that the Iranian government be held responsible for the use of Iranian made weapons...

Syria’s Assad holds talks in Iran over Iraq

Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a...

Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open

Reuters: Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman...

Senior Iran cleric rejects U.S. charge of meddling in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 16 – A senior Iranian cleric rejected on Friday claims by the United States that the elite Qods Force...

Dispute over Iraqi cleric, said to have gone to Iran

New York Times: Questions and accusations continued to swirl about the whereabouts of the militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Thursday, and American and...

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Iran’s Regime Uses War to Legitimize the Gallows

As the world's attention remains fixed on the drums of war echoing across the Middle East, the Iranian regime...

Rising Inflation in Iran and Uncertainty Over Workers’ Livelihoods

The livelihoods of workers and retirees have faced unprecedented challenges in recent months. Point-to-point inflation has reached 96%, and...

Reuters Exposes $4 Billion Iran-Linked Gambling Network  

A Reuters special investigation shows that one of the world's largest illegal gambling networks has become part of the...

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