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Killings linked to Shiite squads in Iraqi police force

The Los Angeles Times: Shiite Muslim militia members have infiltrated Iraq's police force and are carrying out sectarian killings under the color of law,...

US plays down planned contacts with Iranians

AFP: The US State Department sought Monday to play down plans for the highest-level contact with Iran in decades, saying it would focus on...

Saudi king says Iraq war benefited Iran

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 28 – King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud told a London-based Arabic daily that the United States-led war on Iraq benefited...

Iran Revolutionary Guards chief vows to defeat U.S. in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 – The Commandant of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) declared that Iran was exporting its Islamic revolution...

Iran’s Foreign Minister demands U.S. departure from Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki repeated on Sunday calls by senior Iranian officials for a speedy departure...

Iran’s Rafsanjani says U.S. up against Islam in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 – Iran’s former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told visiting Iraqi Vice-President Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday that...

Abuse worse than under Saddam, says Iraqi leader

The Observer: Human rights abuses in Iraq are now as bad as they were under Saddam Hussein and are even in danger of eclipsing...

U.S. Congress report warns of Iran’s meddling in Iraq

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 27 – The United States Congressional Research Service issued a report warning of Iran’s dominating influence in neighbouring Iraq. ...

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Workers At Iran’s Makran Steel Face Nine Months of Unpaid Wages

The ongoing crisis of unpaid workers’ wages in contracted projects has once again made headlines at Makran Steel in...

Trump Leaves Advisors’ Meeting Without Reaching a Final Decision

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior national security and political team regarding the course of...

Iran’s Regime Grudgingly Backs Down from its Longest Internet Shutdown

The widespread shutdown of international internet access, which began in January 2026 alongside the escalation of the nationwide uprising,...

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The Vicious Cycle of Poverty in Iran

Over the past more than a decade, Iran’s economy...

Political Prisoner Bijan Kazemi Sentenced to 37 Years and Six Months in Prison

Bijan Kazemi, a political prisoner held in Tehran’s Evin...

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