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Iraq’s prime minister orders army to take control of Basra

Knight Ridder Newspapers: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday ordered thousands of Iraqi troops to Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, to disarm the Shiite Muslim...

Iran’s Rafsanjani: U.S. made mistake in launching war on Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 01 – Iran’s former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the United States made a mistake in...

EU lawmakers condemn Iran’s “terror attack” in Iraq

Iran Focus: London, May 29 – A European Inter-Parliamentary group condemned on Monday an attack earlier in the day on a passenger bus in...

Iraq poised to become main Iranian ally

AP: To Iran's west lies a natural ally and perhaps its most potent weapon in the international fray over its nuclear program. While Iran...

Iran-backed militias gain foothold in Iraq

UPI: Senior British and Iraqi officials say southern Iraq is dominated by Shiite Muslim warlords and militiamen, a published report says. United...

Iran and Iraq to join to seal border against insurgents

New York Times: Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki of Iran, on the second day of his visit to Iraq, said Saturday that the two countries...

Iranian-backed militia groups take control of much of southern Iraq

Knight Ridder Newspapers: Southern Iraq, long touted as a peaceful region that's likely to be among the first areas returned to Iraqi control, is...

Iran accuses U.S., Britain of lying about real intentions in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – Iran’s former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accused the United States and Britain on Friday of...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 125th Week

On Tuesday, June 16, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and...

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 17 – Authorities have...

UN Council members face impasse on Iran crisis

Reuters: The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday...