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Iraq finds its Arab neighbors are reluctant to offer embrace

Washington Post: When Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal greeted his Iraqi counterpart with a bear hug at a Persian Gulf conference last month, Bush...

Gunmen wound 3 Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad

Reuters: Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying three Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad on Thursday, wounding them and their Iraqi driver, a spokesman...

U.S. colonel says Iran is assassinating Iraqi officials

Washington Post: Iran has been directing assassination operations in Iraq using trained snipers, in some cases killing Iraqi officials opposed to Iran, according to an...

‘Angry’ Iran sharpens tone with Baghdad’s leaders

AP: When a group of Iraqi envoys headed to Iran recently, they were fully prepared for some tense moments. But they also hoped to...

Iran hard-liners come out against Iraqi-US deal

AP: Two hard-line newspapers seen as speaking for Iran's clerical establishment called Monday for Iraqis to oppose a strategic framework deal with the United...

Drive in Basra by Iraqi army makes gains

New York Times: Three hundred miles south of Baghdad, the oil-saturated city of Basra has been transformed by its own surge, now seven weeks old....

Sadr City bomb squad: Looking for trouble before it explodes

New York Times: The bland job description is “route clearance,” but it is one of the most unglamorous and dangerous missions in Iraq. ...

Iran recalls ambassador to Iraq

UPI: Iran recalled its ambassador to Iraq in protest of Baghdad's support for a move by the United Arab Emirates to take ownership of...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between...

Food Basket Share Reaches 71% of Iranian Workers’ Minimum Wage

Studies show that the cost of providing essential food...

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By Pooya Stone Amnesty International has exposed the shocking scale...