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Iraq’s new leader must heal sectarian divides 

Chicago Tribune: The coming days and months are critical. Only an assertive U.S. stance that calls for an inclusive and independent Iraqi government can stop...

Iran provided weapons to Iraqi Kurds; Baghdad bomb kills 12

Reuters: Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with...

Iran to send aid to Gaza via Egypt: report

AFP: Iran plans to send aid to the beleaguered Gaza Strip after Egypt said it would allow the shipment to enter the Palestinian territory,...

Iraq’s last chance

New York Times: I was involved in the formation of all five of Iraq’s governments between 2003 and 2010, and I know that the coming...

Iraq’s Maliki finally steps aside, paving way for new government

Reuters: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped down as prime minister, paving the way for a...

Maliki plans to carry bid for power to Iraq courts

New York Times: Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Wednesday that he would press ahead in the Iraqi courts with his increasingly unlikely bid to retain power,...

Maliki seems to back away from using military force to retain power

New York Times: After two days of defiant speeches and special security units deployed in the Iraqi capital, raising the specter of a coup, Prime...

Power struggle on Baghdad streets as Maliki replaced but refuses to go

Reuters: Iraq's president named a new prime minister to end Nuri al-Maliki's eight-year rule on Monday, but the veteran leader refused to go after...

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Iran: No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Marks 133rd Week

Reports indicate that on Tuesday, August 11, the No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign entered its 133rd week, with thousands...

British Couple Imprisoned in Iran End Hunger Strike After Nearly Three Months

The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple imprisoned in Iran, announced that the two had ended...

How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Impacts the Livelihoods of the Iranian People

Military tensions and the Iranian regime's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed the livelihoods of people inside...

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Construction Material Prices in Iran Increase by 100%

Iraj Rahbar, head of the Tehran Mass Builders Association,...

The Pressure of Growing Cost of Living on Iranian Families

The livelihood challenges facing the Iranian people have forced...

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The Times: The Obama Administration has talked of next...