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Rift with Kurds widens as Iraqi leader replaces the foreign minister

New York Times: The dangerous struggle between the leadership of Iraq and the country’s Kurdish minority intensified Friday as the Kurds seized two oil production...

Hagel: US aware of Russian, Iranian roles in Iraq

AP: The U.S. knows Russia and Iran are providing fighter aircraft to help Iraq combat Islamic extremists, but Washington is not coordinating assistance with...

Kurds withdraw support, leaving Iraq without a president

Guardian: The Kurds have ended participation in the Iraqi government, demonstrating a deepening rift between the group and Nouri al-Maliki after the prime minister accused...

Iran prepares to assault Iranian dissidents in Iraq

The Hill:  Dissemination of bogus reports of Iranian dissidents’ involvement in attacks against Iraqis is Tehran’s way to justify assaults. The regime’s Qods Force disseminated...

Kurdish government calls on Maliki to quit as Iraqi premier

New York Times: The Kurdish regional government responded Thursday to harsh criticism from Iraq’s prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, announcing that its ministers would boycott...

Iran Sends 3 Attack Planes to Iraqi Government

New York Times: Deepening its involvement in the crisis in Iraq, Iran has sent three Russian-made attack planes to the Maliki government that could be...

Iraq VP to U.S.: stay out of our civil war

Daily Beast: “It’s a really annoying development. The U.S. is in the process of committing itself into another set of grave mistakes. Definitely we consider...

Iranian pilot killed fighting in Iraq

Al Jazeera: An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, in what is thought to be the first military casualty that Tehran officially...

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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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The Pressure of Growing Cost of Living on Iranian Families

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

Retirees in Iran Demand Action on Their Grievances

On Sunday, August 9, retirees and pensioners in several...

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AFP: Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi said Thursday fear drove...

World powers make progress in Iran nuclear talks

Reuters: World powers said after a meeting on Wednesday...

Why Iran wants to talk

Washington Post - Editorial: It's easy to see the...