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US signals readiness to strike Syria if ordered

AP: U.S. military forces stand ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ...

US threatens Syria over ‘obscene’ chemical strike

AFP: Washington warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" of a gruesome chemical weapons attack, as UN inspectors braved...

UN to begin syria probe as U.S. alleges chemical weapons use

Bloomberg: The United Nations will begin investigating allegations of chemical arms use in Syria “within hours,” after the U.S. concluded President Bashar ...

Iraq denies halting services to Iranian exile camp

AP: An Iranian dissident group has accused the Iraqi authorities of cutting off water and electricity to a contested northern camp used by...

Iran arms to Syria down but not over: Iraq FM

AFP: Iran has reduced flights of arms to Syria but Iraq cannot stop them completely and should not be treated as a "whipping...

Other crises overshadow growing violence in Iraq

AP: At Thursday's meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iraqi counterpart, Hoshyar Zebari, one of the main topics was flights...

Kerry warns of Iraq destabilization by extremists

AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday that Iraq risked destabilization from Sunni and Shiite extremists as civil war flares in...

Arrests for Baghdad anti-govt demo, protection for pro-Iran demo

Niqash.org: Activists who put on an anti-governemt demonstration in Baghdad last Friday say they were treated unfairly and harassed by security forces ...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

A sick political system inevitably produces a sick economy. In an absolute dictatorship where political and social freedoms are...

Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

PARIS — The second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit brought together a broad range of former...

Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

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Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

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AFP: Seoul is seeking an exemption from a European...