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Iran was a key oil supplier to resource-poor South Korea until Washington's rules blocked the purchases.
Iraq is using Baathist-era laws to indict critics, prompting anger that penal codes imposed by a dictatorial regime are being used to crush dissent.
US-Iraqi strategic dialogue begins amid pro-Iran militia threats
Pro-Iran Iraqi militias issued a statement threatening to resume attacks on US troops.
Iran report on downed Ukrainian jet absolves armed forces
Iran released a report on the Ukrainian passenger jet it shot down killing 176 people, which absolves the armed forces.
The Iraq Report: Killings, abductions rise after Pope's visit
In the days following Pope Francis' visit, two high profile abductions and killings of activists and dissidents' family members brought Iraq's ...
British-Iranian academic released from Iran prison recounts 'suicidal thoughts'
Former Iran detainee Kylie Moore-Gilbert has opened up about her harrowing seven-month ordeal in solitary confinement.
Will Pope Francis' visit help fix Iraq's many problems?
In-depth: Pope Francis' visit to Iraq is significant to Iraqis who have faced violence by scores of militant groups over previous years, but ...
The Iraq Report: Turkey and Iran trade diplomatic blows
Iraq has once more emerged as an arena of competition between Turkey and Iran as the two historic rivals clash over Ankara's intervention ...
Pompeo claims 'many' in Saudi want normalisation with Israel
Pompeo, who served as Trump's CIA director and top diplomat, made the comments in a recorded video address to the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement.
Iran should probe deadly shooting on Pakistan border: HRW
Human Rights Watch called on Iran Friday to investigate a deadly shooting by Revolutionary Guards against smugglers attempting to ...
HRW urges Iran to probe deadly shooting on border
Monday's shooting in the border area near the town of Saravan killed at least 10 people and wounded five, HRW said, citing Baluchi activists.
Pompeo questions Biden’s Syria airstrike despite Republican backing
US fighter jets dropped seven precision bombs in Syria, hitting seven targets including a crossing used by Iran-backed groups to move weapons ...
Iran promises response to Ukraine plane crash 'ambiguities'
Authorities in Tehran said a detailed response will be provided to address accusations by a UN expert over Tehran's accidental downing last year ...
Iraq Rocket strikes on US 'message from Iran’
Rockets fired by groups loyal to Iran are being viewed as a message to the US and an attempt to get leverage.
UN expert says Iran lied in downing of airliner
A UN official on Tuesday accused Iran of lying in its explanation of how it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran.
The Iraq Report: PKK, Iran-backed militias threaten Turkey
Turkey is facing a dual threat from Kurdish militants and Iran-backed militias amid its military operation in northern Iraq.
Iran presidential candidate says Biden foreign policy continues 'Trumpism'
Hossein Dehghan dimmed hopes for a thaw in US-Iran relations.
Involving regional states in Iran talks will spell failure
Comment: It would be a mistake to allow long-standing and difficult issues of regional rivalries to interfere in future negotiations with Iran, ...
Secret 'Zarif recording' suggests Iranian flight was 'deliberately downed'
A secret recording, said to be of Foreign Minister Zarif, appears to back claims that a Ukrainian flight was deliberately fired on by ...
UK warns Zaghari-Ratcliffe family not to publicise release plan
Zaghari-Ratcliffe's family has been campaigning for her release since she was held in Iran in April 2016 on sedition charges. She is currently ...
Does Khamenei want to make Iran into North Korea?
Comment: Khamenei's US/UK vaccines ban isn't just the usual anti-western sentiment, it's proof his regime cares little for Iranian ...
Iran warns against interference over seized SKorea ship
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Hankuk Chemi and arrested its multinational crew of 20 near the ...
Iran ex-president's daughter blames Tehran for Syria atrocities
Faezeh Rafsanjani, the daughter of former Iranian president Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, has blamed Iran for the deaths of hundreds of ...
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
A judge in Baghdad's investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for Trump over the killing of Soleimani, which took place in Baghdad.
First-person shooter game 'General in the Shadows' is set at the 2014 siege of Amerli in Iraq.
Iran's seizure of a South Korean tanker has caused a diplomatic crisis in the region.
Iran is mourning the first anniversary of the death of military commander Qasem Soleimani.
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