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Iraqi president names Haider al-Abadi new prime minister, defying Maliki

Washington Post: Iraq’s president on Monday asked a veteran Shiite politician, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government, setting the stage for a vicious...

U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants in northern Iraq

Washington Post: U.S. military aircraft carried out airstrikes on Islamist militants besieging Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, the Pentagon announced Friday. The airstrikes targeted artillery being...

Obama authorizes possible airstrikes against Iraq

Washington Post: President Obama has authorized airstrikes against Sunni Muslim extremists who punctured Kurdish defenses in a powerful offensive in northern Iraq on Thursday, and...

Iran seeks alternative to Maliki – sources

Reuters: Regional power broker Iran believes Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is no longer able to hold his country together and is looking for...

The doubt at the heart of Iraq’s Sunni ‘revolution’

Reuters: Sheikh Ali Hatem Suleiman, one of the leaders of the Sunni revolt against the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq, sat cross-legged on a couch...

Senator: No arms to Iraq unless Congress gets info

AP: An influential Democratic senator threatened Thursday to block U.S. arms sales to Iraq if Congress doesn't get an assessment of Iraqi forces and...

Iranian refugees in Iraq must be better protected, say peers

Barnet Today: Human rights lawyers, parliamentary peers and MPs came together last week to show support for Iranian refugees in Iraq and call for an...

In Congress, an opportunity emerges on Syria

The Hill: Congress is rightly skeptical about President Obama's request for funds to arm and train Syria's moderate opposition. It would be a mistake, however,...

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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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Maritime Blockade is Worse Than War, President of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce Warns

Majid-Reza Hariri, president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce,...

Audio Message from Political Prisoner Parisa Kamali from Yazd Central Prison

Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Central...

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