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Next hot topic in U.S. campaign: The Iran question

Wall Street Journal: Iran might end up sharing center stage when Gen. David Petraeus and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, testify Tuesday...

Iran says U.S. requests new talks on Iraq security

Reuters: Iran said on Monday it had received a request from the United States for a new round of talks on ways to improve...

Iran keeps mum on Sadr

AFP: Iran on Saturday declined to confirm reports that Iraqi Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr had taken refuge in the Islamic republic. TEHRAN...

Pentagon caught between exhausted US military, security in Iraq

AFP: The Pentagon is caught between the fragile security gains made in Iraq over the past few months and the need to give US...

Iran joined militias in battle for Basra

Sunday Times: Iranian forces were involved in the recent battle for Basra, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is expected to tell...

Britons seized in Iraq may now be held in Iran

Sunday Times: Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq last year may be being held in Tehran, the Iranian capital, according to intelligence...

British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes

Daily Telegraph: British officials gave warning yesterday that America's commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against the US-backed Baghdad government....

Iraq PM reverses course, freezes raids

AP: In a dramatic reversal, Iraq's prime minister ordered a nationwide freeze Friday on Iraqi raids against Shiite militants, bowing to demands by anti-U.S....

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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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Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

Student protests against the educational policies of the Iranian...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered...

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Swiss discussed compromise idea in Iran-diplomats

Reuters: Switzerland recently sent a senior official to Iran...