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2 candidates from Iraq’s Sunni-backed party killed

AP: Gunmen killed two candidates from the Sunni-backed coalition that won the most seats in Iraq's March parliamentary election, slayings that the alliance said...

Gunmen kill politician of winning Iraqi bloc

Reuters: A member of the cross-sectarian Iraqiya bloc that won Iraq's March parliamentary election was shot dead on Saturday, the second Iraqiya politician to...

Iran troops twice cross border to fight rebels: Iraq Kurds

AFP: Iranian troops have crossed into Iraq twice in three days amid clashes with Kurdish rebels in the Qandil mountains near the border, a...

NGOs seek UN protection for Iranian group in Iraq

Iran Focus: Geneva, Jun. 04 - Several leading NGOs urged the United Nations on Thursday to protect 3,400 Iranian dissidents living in a camp...

Kurds say small unit of Iranian troops enters Iraq

Reuters: A small unit of Iranian soldiers has entered Iraqi territory in pursuit of Kurdish rebels in the north, officials in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan...

Iraq’s north says villagers flee Iranian shelling

Reuters: Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Tuesday dozens of families had been displaced in days of shelling by Iranian forces pursuing Kurdish rebels...

Iraq’s Supreme Court ratifies election results

AP: Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday took the first major step toward resolving the nation's election crisis, ratifying the results and declaring a secular...

UN warns of dangers posed to Iranian dissidents in Iraq

Iran Focus: London, May 29 - As Iraqi politicians struggle to form a new government, the fate of 3,400 members of the main Iranian...

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Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge...

Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July 24, the conclusion of the thirteenth consecutive night of military...

Three European Embassies in Tehran Evacuate Staff Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Amid escalating tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have withdrawn...

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Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July...

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Reports Eighth Consecutive Night of Attacks Against IRGC

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Sunday, July 19,...

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