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Former Iraqi prime minister takes aim at Iran

CNN: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi accused Iran of working to destabilize the Middle East in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN's...

Iraq PM to visit Iran as coalition talks hot up

AFP: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is fighting to keep his job after an inconclusive March 7 general election, is to visit neighbouring...

Allawi, Saudi king discuss Iraq

AFP: Former Iraqi prime Minister Iyad Allawi held talks on Iraq with Saudi King Abdullah Sunday as Baghdad marked seven months of political stalemate...

Iraq lifts oil reserves estimate, overtakes Iran

Bloomberg: Iraq raised its estimate of national crude oil reserves to 143.1 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani said today, overtaking Iran as home...

Iraq’s Allawi asks Syria to press Iran not to meddle

AFP: Former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi said he had asked Syria on Wednesday to persuade Iran to keep out of his protracted battle for...

Iraqi PM candidate in Syria amid deadlock

AP: A leading candidate in the contested race to lead Iraq's new government insisted during a visit to Syria on Wednesday that he would...

Iraqi Shiite militia hints of Iran’s hand in south

AP: Nearly four minutes of shaky, hand-held video clips show roadside bombs hitting U.S. convoys, a battery of Katyusha rockets and a soldier who...

Biden calls for ‘inclusive’ new Iraqi government

AFP: US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Iyad Allawi, one of two principal contenders vying to become Iraq's next prime minister, to...

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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...

Iranian Nurses Protest Unpaid Outstanding Claims

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

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Reuters: Germany would consider the possibility of separate EU...