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Iraq, U.S. to pressure Iran with diplomacy, force

Reuters: Iraq is prepared to pressure Iran diplomatically to stop supporting violence, while the United States helps the military effort to halt aid to...

Kurdish rebels in Iraq threaten to attack Iran

AFP: A Kurdish rebel group based in northern Iraq threatened on Sunday to launch bomb attacks inside Iran if Tehran fails to halt anti-Kurdish...

Iraqi militias feeling pushback

Washington Times: Tribal leaders in southern Iraq are starting to push back against Iranian-supported militias in Basra, cracking their hold over the economically crucial...

Iraqi, U.S. troops accused of Sadr City attack

CNN: The office of Muqtada al-Sadr accused Iraqi and U.S. forces of attacking Sadr City on Friday, just hours after the Shiite cleric called...

Iran top threat to Iraq, U.S. says

Washington Post: Last week's violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary...

US advice unheeded in Basra campaign: Petraeus

AFP: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki disregarded US advice in launching a campaign in Basra last month that plunged Iraqi troops in fighting without...

Iran fighting proxy war in Iraq, U.S. envoy says

New York Times: Iran is engaging in a proxy war with the United States in Iraq, adopting tactics similar to those it has used...

Gates: Iran boosts support for militias

AP: Iranian support for militias in Iraq has grown, top U.S. defense leaders said Friday, asserting that recent battles in Basra gave the Iraqis...

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Retirees Protest Across Iran Against Poverty, War, and Executions

On Sunday, July 26, retirees covered by Iran's Social Security Organization held simultaneous protest gatherings in Tehran, Ahvaz, Kermanshah,...

Saudi-Led Coalition Bombs Hodeidah Port Are in Escalation of Clashes with Tehran-Backed Houthis

Yemen's Houthis announced on the morning of Saturday, July 25, that they had carried out a missile attack on...

Iranian Regime Replaces Essential Goods with Non-Essential Items in Subsidized Voucher Program

Peyman Falsafi, a member of the Iranian regime's Majlis (parliament), said the government, instead of increasing the rial value...

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UN Fact-Finding Mission Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran’s Alikhani Square Case

In a statement, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding...

Iran’s Workers Face Livelihood Crisis Amid War

The crisis of unpaid wages in Iran's production and...

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