Iraq

Despite political uncertainties in Iraq, U.S. sticking with drawdown plan

Washington Post: The U.S. military is on track to draw down to 50,000 troops in Iraq by the end of the summer, but...

Iraqi and Iranian soldiers trade fire on border

AFP: Iraqi border guards exchanged fire with Iranian troops along the two countries' border on Thursday, the first major incident between the two since...

Iran border guards arrest Iraqi fishermen: report

AFP: Iranian border guards arrested nine Iraqi fishermen in Iranian waters in the strategic Shatt al-Arab waterway in recent days, the Fars ...

Iraq’s election last month could produce a pro-Iran alliance

The Scotsman: While Scots have been engrossed in our own General Election drama, an even more titanic power struggle has been taking place...

Maliki’s actions, and Obama’s inaction, threaten an Iraq democracy

Los Angeles Times: Unless the U.S. does more to address the Iraqi prime minister's postelection moves, billions of dollars and thousands of lives...

Iraq vote winner asserts right to form government

AP: The leader of the top vote-getting coalition in Iraq's inconclusive March 7 elections insisted his bloc still has the right to ...

Fear of bloodshed in Iraq as Iran-backed bloc tries to take power

The Times: Iraq’s Shia Muslim parties have formed a parliamentary alliance that will keep the country’s Sunni minority out of power and could...

Iraqi FM: US, Britain must push to resolve impasse

AP: Iraq's foreign minister chided the U.S. and Britain for not taking an active role in resolving his country's bitter election dispute, and...

Latest news

Iran’s Employment Crisis: The Increase in Unemployment Insurance Registrations

The increase in unemployment insurance applicants reflects the chaotic condition of workers following the warmongering policies of the clerical...

Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by the Iranian regime’s judiciary to grant him a pardon, declared...

Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

PEN America announced in its latest annual report on the state of freedom of expression worldwide that the number...

Must read

Iran’s Inflation Crisis: A Monster Nurtured by the Power Structure

Iran’s inflation crisis is no longer a temporary phenomenon...

Iranians Struggle to Afford Basic Food Basket as Prices Surge

While only about five months have passed since the...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

Iran: “Reformist” Admits to Regime’s 43 Years of Financial Failures

Speaking to the semiofficial Ruidad 24 website, ‘reformist’ Mehdi...

Bush says a nuclear-armed Iran risks ‘World War III’

Bloomberg: President George W. Bush said the U.S. and...

Students demonstrate in Iran University

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 04 - Students from the...