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Five killed as policemen’s bodies set ablaze in Baghdad

AFP: Two policemen were shot dead and their bodies set ablaze at a Baghdad checkpoint on Saturday while two of their colleagues and an...

Ambassador leaves Iraq with much still unsettled

New York Times: Christopher R. Hill, the ambassador to Iraq charged with reshaping the American role here, on Thursday ended his 16-month tenure in...

Flow of oil from Iraq to Iran raises concerns

NPR: In northern Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, the long lines of tanker trucks carrying oil into Iran are under scrutiny. ...

Iraq agrees to Iran-Syria gas pipeline plan

AFP: Iraq will allow an Iranian gas pipeline which plans to take gas to Syria to cross its territory, a spokesman for the oil...

AP Interview: US. contractor recounts kidnapping

AP: A U.S. Army contractor kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year described how his captors easily maneuvered past Iraqi checkpoints as he was held...

Iraq tries to play down general’s remarks over US withdrawal

The Guardian: The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has made a sudden visit to senior defence officials a day after the country's most senior...

US sticks to Iraq timetable, says only ‘dozens’ might stay

AFP: Despite warnings from Iraq's top officer, the United States stuck Wednesday to its drawdown schedule and suggested just "dozens" of US embassy troops...

Iraqi general says planned US troop pull-out ‘too soon’

BBC: Iraq's top army officer has criticised the planned US troop withdrawal by the end of next year as premature. BBC...

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Iran War: Escalating Drug Shortages and Disruption of Healthcare Services

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has warned that the consequences of U.S. and Israeli...

US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new package of Iran-related sanctions on Friday, which includes a major...

War and its Impact on Children’s Education in Iran

Repeated school closures during the war between the United States and Iran's regime have severely reduced the quality of...

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700,000 Jobs Lost in Iran as A Result of War

While the fate of the war in the region...

Execution of PMOI Members Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi in Tehran

In the early hours of Monday, April 20, Hamed...

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RFE/RL: If the United States is waging a financial...

U.S. considers options to curb Iran’s nuclear program

Reuters: President Barack Obama's national security advisers are ...