Asadi’s purported transformation epitomises the expansive ambitions of predominantly Shia armed groups known as the Popular ...
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Iran: drought, incompetence, and maybe revolution

Ayatollahs are the supreme religious authorities in the Twelver strand of Shia Islam that prevails in Iran and Iraq. They are not necessarily secular leaders, but in the turbulent aftermath of the ...
Tens of thousands converged Friday on the streets of Baghdad to pay final respects to one of Iraq's top Shiite leaders. Security was tight for the funeral procession of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who died ...
TEHRAN – Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in a meeting with Abdullah bin Saudi ...
Lebanon received from Libya the investigation file regarding the case of the disappearance of Musa al-Sadr, the founder of ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani traveled to Kadhimiya, north of Baghdad, to visit the holy shrines there after ...
Sudani's political bloc won the most seats in Iraq's election, final election results showed on Monday, but a new government ...
The prime minister’s coalition came first, but Iran-backed militias also had a strong showing, likely setting up months of ...
Few Iraqis welcomed both the 2003 U.S. invasion and the subsequent rise of Iranian influence in Baghdad as much as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
With a construction crane as his emblem and the slogan "Iraq First," Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has presented himself as a builder in the November 11 legislative elections. After ...
For Iran, Iraq is strategic depth, political sanctuary, and economic lifeline all at once. The results of the November 11 ...