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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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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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The Collapse of Iran’s Economic Resilience

The latest international reports show that the Iranian regime’s...

Denmark Accuses Iran’s Regime of Terrorism Threat

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

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Reuters: U.S. financial sanctions against Iran are "having an...