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EU names adviser to help resolve Camp Ashraf issue

Reuters: The European Union has named a senior Belgian diplomat to work with the United Nations, Iraq and others to help resolve the plight...

U.S. says won’t ignore Iran-backed attacks in Iraq

Reuters: The United States will not "sit idly by" while its forces are harmed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, the top U.S. military officer,...

U.S. eyes covert plan to counter Iran in Iraq

Wall Street Journal: Military commanders and intelligence officers are pushing for greater authority to conduct covert operations to thwart Iranian influence in neighboring Iraq,...

Iran kills 30 Kurdish rebels near Iraqi border

AP: Iran's Revolutionary Guard soldiers have killed at least 30 members of Kurdish opposition group in fighting near the Iraqi border, a senior military...

Iranian sniper kills shepherd in northern Iraq

AP: A young Kurdish shepherd was killed Saturday by an Iranian sniper, local officials said Saturday amid concern about a spike in violence along...

UN envoy disputes Iraq’s PM on Iranian exiles

AP: The departing head of the U.N. mission in Iraq on Monday bluntly disputed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's account of their farewell meeting, saying...

Iran Guards to keep up raids on Iraq-based Kurd rebels

AFP: The Revolutionary Guards will carry on operations against Kurdish rebels in northwest Iran along the Iraqi border despite strains with Iraq, a commander...

US general: Iran-backed groups biggest Iraq threat

AP: Iranian-backed militias present the most dangerous security threat for Iraq, outpacing al-Qaida-linked terrorists who have been blamed for the spike in violence there,...

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Political Prisoner Zahra Shahbaz Tabari Has Once Again Been Sentenced to Death

Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, was once again sentenced to death by...

Experts Warn About Declining Dairy Consumption and the Risk of Expanding Malnutrition in Iran

With dairy prices rising again and consumption declining in Iran, experts have warned about the spread of anemia, osteoporosis,...

Burial Costs in Tehran Increase by Up to 50% as Inflation Soars in Iran

A new resolution by the Tehran City Council shows that the cost of cemetery services in the capital—from transporting...

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Workers At Iran’s Makran Steel Face Nine Months of Unpaid Wages

The ongoing crisis of unpaid workers’ wages in contracted...

Denmark Accuses Iran’s Regime of Terrorism Threat

According to Al Arabiya, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service...

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