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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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CENTCOM: 59 Vessels Linked to Iran Redirected

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says that as of Wednesday, August 12, U.S. forces had redirected 59 commercial vessels...

Oil Pollution Reaches the Shores of Persian Gulf

Oil pollution on the southern shores of Qeshm Island, which has also reached the island's mangrove forests, has heightened...

EU And 26 Countries Around the World Condemn the Execution of Protesters in Iran

On Wednesday, August 12, the European Union and 26 countries around the world issued a joint statement condemning the...

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How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Impacts the Livelihoods of the Iranian People

Military tensions and the Iranian regime's blockade of the...

Fresh Warning Over Continued IRGC Attacks on Commercial Shipping

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said that attacks...

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