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Iraq parliament to meet Tuesday but impasse lingers

Reuters: Iraq's new parliament will meet on Tuesday for just the second time since a March 7 parliamentary election that produced no clear winner,...

Ex-Iraqi leader says it’s time for al-Maliki to go

CNN: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki needs to abandon his bid for a new term "for the sake of democracy" and jump-start the stalled...

Obama: time to form Iraqi government ‘without delay’

AFP: US President Barack Obama said Thursday it was time for rival Iraqi parties to form a government "without delay," cranking up US pressure...

Despite pledges, Iraqi Kurd oil still flows to Iran

Reuters: Despite a pledge by Iraqi Kurdistan to crack down on the flow of fuel being smuggled to Iran, the only real impediment truck...

Iran supports three insurgent groups in Iraq: US general

AFP: Iran is supporting three Shiite extremist groups in Iraq that have been attempting to attack US bases, General Ray Odierno, the top US...

Sadr calls for new Iraqi government

New York Times: Moktada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric in exile with a sizable bloc of followers in Iraq’s new Parliament, took his first direct...

INTERVIEW – Iraqi Kurds to clamp down on oil smuggling

Reuters: Iraqi Kurdistan's cabinet approved stricter measures including stepped-up border surveillance on Monday to stop any illegal trade in crude oil across the borders...

Allawi, Sadr hold talks in Damascus

AFP: Two figures at the centre of efforts to form a new Iraqi government, former premier Iyad Allawi and radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr,...

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Political Prisoner Fathollah Avari Executed in Hamedan

In the early hours of Tuesday, June 2, the death sentence of Fathollah Avari, one of the protesters who...

IRGC Attacks Kuwait and Bahrain, Hezbollah and Israel Clash

While in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, local time, Kuwait reported intercepting missile and drone attacks, air...

Iranian Authorities Dismiss Professors, Harass Dismissed Faculty Members at University

On March 31, the state-run ILNA news agency published a report on the dismissal of university professors across the...

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The Collapse of Iran’s Economic Resilience

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