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ANALYSIS-Saudi wants bigger role in Iraq to counter Iran

Reuters: Saudi Arabia wants to play a bigger role in Iraq to counter Iran's growing influence during a political stalemate in Baghdad, and to...

Iraq unlikely to allow Iran banks due to sanctions

Reuters: Two Iranian banks seeking to open branches in Iraq are unlikely to get government approval due to economic sanctions imposed on Tehran in...

Iraqis don’t expect political impasse to be resolved by fall

Washington Post: Nearly five months after disputed parliamentary elections, leading Iraqi politicians say they have all but abandoned hope of resolving an impasse over...

Iraq Shi’ite bloc rejects incumbent Maliki as PM

Reuters: One of Iraq's main Shi'ite political blocs has rejected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's claim to a second term and halted government formation talks...

Iran talks gas transit with Iraq

UPI: A working group from Iran has left for neighboring Iraq to discuss a possible natural gas transit deal, Iran's deputy oil minister said....

Lack of Iraq government ’embarrassing’: FM

AFP: The lack of a government in Iraq nearly five months after general elections is "embarrassing" and is impeding any long-term decision-making, Foreign Minister...

Iraq parliament to meet Tuesday but impasse lingers

Reuters: Iraq's new parliament will meet on Tuesday for just the second time since a March 7 parliamentary election that produced no clear winner,...

Ex-Iraqi leader says it’s time for al-Maliki to go

CNN: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki needs to abandon his bid for a new term "for the sake of democracy" and jump-start the stalled...

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The Naval Blockade And the Structural Fracture of Iran’s Economy

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has now become one of the most decisive variables in Iran’s political...

Iran’s Regime Moves to Seize Assets of Dissidents

Iran's regime has once again revealed its true nature in the form of an overt state-backed theft; this time...

Execution of PMOI Members Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi in Tehran

In the early hours of Monday, April 20, Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum Shahi, two members of the...

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Foreign Militia in Iran: A Show of Power or a Sign of Crisis?

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