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Sadr slams Iraq govt, ‘tyrant’ PM

AFP: Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday slammed Iraq's government as corrupt and its leader as a "tyrant" while calling on citizens to vote,...

Pakistan warns Iran not to send in troops after guards kidnapped

Reuters: Pakistan warned Iran on Tuesday not to send troops across the two countries' shared border to retrieve five kidnapped Iranian border guards, an...

Kerry warns Russia to stop Syria aid that’s hurting peace talks

Bloomberg: Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia to stop supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying the support was hampering peace talks aimed...

Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr quits politics

AFP: Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of a major political movement and a key figure in post-Saddam Iraq, has announced his exit from politics...

British lawmakers strongly condemn secret burial

Scoop:  The government of Iraq has secretly buried the bodies of 52 Camp Ashraf residents, slain during the 1 September 2013 massacre at the...

Pitt-Bradford faculty member testifies before Canadian House of Commons subcommittee

Bradford Today: Retired U.S. Army Col. Wes Martin, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, testified via live remote before the...

Iraq: Execution-style killings signal return of Shiite death squads

UPI: The growing number of dead men found in the streets and canals of Baghdad, mostly shot in the head, some bearing the marks...

Analysis: In peace talks, Assad plays for time

AP: Even as he fights to hold on to power, Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to destroy a significant part of his arsenal...

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How Do the Children of Iranian Regime Officials Manage Smuggled Wealth?

Sky News published a report on April 19 about the children of Iran's ruling elites, who are known as...

The Collapse of Livelihoods in Tehran; Housing Rent Has ‌Become a Nightmare

An examination of rental listings in Tehran’s Districts 4 and 5 shows that the average asking rates in April...

Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 117th Week

On Tuesday, April 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 117th week. On this occasion, prisoners participating...

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Iran’s War-Stricken Economy and Structural Deadlock

Iran’s war-stricken economy is now in a condition where...

The Collapse of Livelihoods in Tehran; Housing Rent Has ‌Become a Nightmare

An examination of rental listings in Tehran’s Districts 4...

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A Case File of a Crime: How Did the Rasht Bazaar Massacre Happen?

Following nationwide protests against Iran’s regime, which began on...