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Iraqi PM fights to hold power, risks sectarian war

AP: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's postelection strategy suggests he is prepared for a long and bitter fight to hold on to power, even...

Allawi accuses Iran of election interference

BBC: Iyad Allawi, the man who won Iraq's parliamentary elections, has accused Iran of trying to prevent him from becoming prime minister. ...

Analysis: Allawi win could curb Iran’s influence

AP: The surprisingly strong election showing by a secular, nationalist coalition in Iraq has provided a sudden opening for the mostly Sunni ...

Ayad Allawi’s bloc wins most seats in Iraqi parliamentary elections

Washington Post: Nearly three weeks after Iraq's elections, the coalition of former prime minister Ayad Allawi emerged with the most seats in the...

Secular challenger claims victory in Iraq election

AP: A jubilant Ayad Allawi claimed victory for his secular, anti-Iranian coalition as final parliamentary returns Friday showed him edging out the...

Euro MEP accuses Iran of rigging Iraqi vote

AFP: The point-man for European Parliament relations with Iraq accused on Thursday top Iraqi electoral commission figures of rigging the election at...

Tehran’s vote-buying in Iraq

Washington Post: Iran is conducting what U.S. officials say is a broad covert-action campaign to influence Iraq's elections next month, pumping money and...

Iran moves Iraq border

Daily Mirror: Iranian troops have been secretly moving concrete markers on the border with Iraq, grabbing new territory. The Daily MirrorLANDIranian troops...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued...

Steel Workers in Sistan and Baluchestan Face Uncertainty as Iran’s Economy Continues its Downspiral

While economic crises and production stagnation have placed heavy...

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