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Iraqi leader backs Syria, with a nudge from Iran

New York Times: As leaders in the Arab world and other countries condemn President Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on demonstrators in Syria, Prime Minister...

Iraq treads carefully with Syria unrest

AFP: Iraq is treading carefully in its response to Syria's deadly crackdown on protesters, balancing its ties to Iran, which backs Damascus, and international...

Iranian exiles demonstrate for UN, US protection

AFP: Some 200 people demonstrated at the European headquarters of the United Nations Monday, demanding US and UN protection for Iranian exiles at the...

Delay on Iraq decision threatens smooth withdrawal

AP: Iraq's indecision on whether to ask American forces to stay beyond the end of the year is pushing the U.S. close to the...

Ahmadinejad: Iran and Iraq have common goals and enemies

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 - Iran’s hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Iraqi oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi on Wednesday and stated...

Iran Guards killed over 50 Kurd rebels, assault to continue

AFP: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have killed more than 50 rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) since beginning an assault nearly...

Iran opponents reject US plan to close Camp Ashraf

AFP: Iranian exiles Wednesday rejected a US plan to relocate thousands of outlawed regime opponents from Iraq's Camp Ashraf to another Iraqi site pending...

Iran Guards ‘kill’ Kurd rebels in fresh clashes

AFP: Iran's Revolutionary Guards continued their offensive against rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), killing an unknown number of fighters,...

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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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Political Prisoner Bijan Kazemi Sentenced to 37 Years and Six Months in Prison

Bijan Kazemi, a political prisoner held in Tehran’s Evin...

Iranian Nurses Protest Unpaid Outstanding Claims

On May 30, a group of nurses in Yazd...

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