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Embattled Nouri al-Maliki ‘will not go quietly,’ foes and friends say

Washington Post: Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani did not directly mention Maliki, but he called for the creation of a government that has “broad national support,”...

Khamenei says Iran strongly opposes US intervention in Iraq

Reuters: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed strong opposition on Sunday to intervention in Iraq by the United States or anyone else, saying...

Iran says Obama remarks show U.S. not serious in fighting terrorism

Reuters: President Barack Obama's plan to send advisers to Iraq to help Baghdad counter Sunni Islamist militants shows the United States is not serious...

Obama sends advisers to give Iraq time to form government

Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is deploying military advisers and reconnaissance planes to help repel a Sunni insurgency in Iraq for at least several weeks and...

Factions in Iraq work to oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

UPI: Iraqi political leaders are actively seeking a replacement for Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Malik. The political maneuvering comes as Iraqi leaders grow increasingly concerned...

Obama plan leaves Iraq mostly on its own

AP: The restrained American military aid now being offered to defend Baghdad against a ferocious Sunni insurgency reaffirms the Obama administration's mantra that Iraq...

Iraq crisis: Prime Minister Maliki refuses to stand down as Isis militants advance on oil refinery 

The Independent: Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has refused calls for his resignation as government forces continue to battle Sunni militants attempting to take control...

 Obama distances U.S. from Maliki as Iraq strikes debated

Bloomberg: Obama administration officials publicly urged Iraq’s leaders yesterday to make their Shiite-dominated government more inclusive as part of a broader strategy to roll back...

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Hollow Show of Power by Supporters of Iran’s Regime in the Streets

While the consequences of around 50 days of conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel have left the...

Rental Crisis in the Shadow of War; Livelihood Deadlock for Iranian Tenants

The end of military conflict and the ceasefire between the United States and Iran's regime have not restored calm...

Iranian Protester Dies Under Torture by Regime Agents

Abbas Yavari, a 31-year-old and one of the protesters in the January protests, was killed under systematic and organized...

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BBC: A Chinese cargo ship was seized by pirates...

U.S. aide doubts Tehran will bend

Washington Times: The top American diplomat at the U.N....