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29 Dec 2011

Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf agree to move, ending standoff with Iraq government

The head of an Iranian exile group holed up at a camp in Iraq said Wednesday that the first of the camp s residents are ready to move to a new location picked by the Iraqi government, solving a potential crisis. The announcement Wednesday by Maryam Rajavi, the Paris-based leader of the group, averted what could have been a bloody showdown with Iraqi authorities if the residents had refused to move.
The head of an Iranian exile group holed up at a camp in Iraq said Wednesday that the first of the camp s residents are...
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28 Dec 2011

Iraq and UN agree on relocating Iran exiles

The United Nations and the Iraqi government have agreed to relocate several thousand Iranian exiles living in a camp in northeastern Iraq, potentially averting a showdown with its residents. The dissidents, who have not said whether they would agree to move, reported a rocket attack on the camp.
The United Nations and the Iraqi government have agreed to relocate several thousand Iranian exiles living in a camp in...
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20 Dec 2011

Without Syria, Iran is headless in Iraq

For Tehran's ambitions to see the light, Al Maliki needs to be given Arab legitimacy through Damascus -- A few years back, Iran formulated a scenario for "the day after" Hezbollah leaves the scene in Lebanon, either if a new civil war breaks out or if the Syrians signed a peace treaty with Israel. Iran wanted to make sure that a Plan B was ready, automatically switching to a military group that would do the job Hezbollah had been doing, in terms of promoting and defending Iranian influence in the Arab world while "protecting" Arab Shiites.
For Tehran's ambitions to see the light, Al Maliki needs to be given Arab legitimacy through Damascus -- A few years...
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12 Dec 2011

Ex-Iran Guard commander visits White House with Iraq leader

A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq s prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War. Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, transportation minister in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki s government, was part of the delegation that visited the White House to discuss Iraq s future and Iran s influence there, among other topics.
A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack...
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23 Nov 2011

America’s Exit from Iraq An Opportunity or Challenge for the Islamic Republic

Although the American absence in Iraq appears to be an opportunity for the Islamic Republic, this paper argues that it will be a challenge because of the militaristic approach of the IRGC which dominates relations between the Islamic Republic and Iraq. The changes after the US exits Iraq will severely exacerbate tensions between the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia the Islamic Republic being blamed for the ever-intensifying instability in Iraq. This argument is elaborated below.
Although the American absence in Iraq appears to be an opportunity for the Islamic Republic, this paper argues that it...
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24 Oct 2011

Hillary Clinton Warns Iran to Keep Hands off Iraq After Pullout

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a fiery warning to Iran Sunday, demanding that the rogue country s leaders keep their hands off Iraq after the complete pullout of US troops this year.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a fiery warning to Iran Sunday, demanding that the rogue country s leaders...
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14 Oct 2011

Ambassador plot casts light on Iran’s strike force

Among the many mysteries inside Iran's ruling hierarchy, the Quds Force has a special place in the shadows. It's been linked by Western officials and others to dozens of clandestine operations around the world such as a deadly bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires in 1994, aiding Shiite militias in Iraq and helping arm Afghanistan's Taliban - and now as the alleged masterminds of a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington.
Among the many mysteries inside Iran's ruling hierarchy, the Quds Force has a special place in the shadows. It's been...
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14 Oct 2011

Militants Aided by Iran Fired at American Forces in Iraq

Militants trained and financed by Iran s Quds Force attacked United States forces in Iraq on Wednesday, American officials said, continuing a role they have played in recent years in a proxy war between the United States and Iran.
Militants trained and financed by Iran s Quds Force attacked United States forces in Iraq on Wednesday, American...
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9 Oct 2011

Distrusted Iran likely won’t fill vacuum in Iraq

As the U.S. draws down its forces in Iraq, fears abound that Iran will move into the vacuum and extend its already substantial political influence more deeply through the soft powers of culture and commerce. But here, in this region that is a center of Shiite Islam, some officials say Iran wore out its welcome long ago.
As the U.S. draws down its forces in Iraq, fears abound that Iran will move into the vacuum and extend its already...
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14 Sep 2011

Talabani Intervened for Hikers’ Release, While Judiciary Denies the News

Shargh Newspaper reported this morning (14 September 2011) that the release of American prisoners Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer is a result of mediation by the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. During a television interview on Tuesday, 13 September, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told NBC that the two Americans were released unilaterally and on humanitarian grounds. Last September, another American prisoner, Sarah Shourd, was released after the King of Oman mediated and her $500,000 bail was posted by an anonymous individual.
Shargh Newspaper reported this morning (14 September 2011) that the release of American prisoners Josh Fattal and Shane...
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26 Aug 2011

Iranian dissidents gather high-profile support

Politicians, former national security officials and thousands of others gathered outside the State Department on Friday to call for the removal of the Mujahedin-e Khalk, an Iranian opposition group, from the list of foreign terrorist organizations
Politicians, former national security officials and thousands of others gathered outside the State Department on Friday...
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23 Aug 2011

Iran Plans To Close Or Divert All Rivers Heading Downstream To Iraq Due To Severe Drought

Iran has informed Iraqi of its decision to close or divert all rivers and effluents heading downstream toward Iraq because of a severe shortage of water caused by draught. A spokesman for Al-Iraqiya said that Iran is waging an economic and security war against Iraq by denying water to Iraq and by shelling its border in the north.
Iran has informed Iraqi of its decision to close or divert all rivers and effluents heading downstream toward Iraq...
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13 Aug 2011

Iran Vies for Full Control of Iraq

The fact that some Kurdish and Iraqi parties are so reliant on Iran raises serious questions about whether America liberated Iraq or simply created another Iran. No other country has more influence and power over Iraq than Iran. America is supposed to have occupied Iraq, but Iranian soldiers are roaming freely in Iraq without anyone discussing a timetable for their withdrawal.
The fact that some Kurdish and Iraqi parties are so reliant on Iran raises serious questions about whether America...
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11 Aug 2011

Iraq’s Sadr says Iran will not hand over militant

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday that Iran has refused to hand over a militant known as the "Shiite Zarqawi," a former commander in his militia, to face justice in Iraq.
Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday that Iran has refused to hand over a militant known as the...
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2 Aug 2011

Mullen Claims Success in Curbing Iranian-Backed Attacks in Iraq

Attacks by insurgents using what American analysts say are advanced Iranian weapons have dropped significantly over the last few weeks, senior American military officials said Monday, citing a two-track campaign of allied raids on Iranian-backed militants and official Iraqi protests to Tehran.
Attacks by insurgents using what American analysts say are advanced Iranian weapons have dropped significantly over the...
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31 Jul 2011

How Iran And America Could Wind Up At War

Are Washington and Tehran headed for a showdown? For much of the past decade, conventional wisdom has held that Iran s dogged pursuit of a nuclear capability - carried out in spite of mounting pressure from the international community - will ultimately become a casus belli for Washington.
Are Washington and Tehran headed for a showdown? For much of the past decade, conventional wisdom has held that Iran s...
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28 Jul 2011

Qassem Suleimani the Iranian general ‘secretly running’ Iraq

There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell which harks back to his days as a four-star general in Iraq. Early in 2008, during a series of battles between the US and Iraqi army on one side and the Shia militias on the other, Petraeus was handed a phone with a text message from the Iranian general who had by then become his nemesis.
There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell which harks back to his days as a four-star...
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17 Jul 2011

If we retreat from Iraq, will Iran take over?

One of the most curious features of the Obama administration s foreign policy is the contrast between the silky, non-confrontational public diplomacy it employs when dealing with dictatorships and adversaries, such as Russia, China and Venezuela - and the brusqueness with which it often addresses U.S. clients and allies.
One of the most curious features of the Obama administration s foreign policy is the contrast between the silky,...
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15 Jul 2011

How U.S. ties Iran to attacks on forces in Iraq

BAGHDAD - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta this week became the latest U.S. official to blame Iran for a recent series of deadly attacks on U.S. forces. The new Pentagon chief also suggested the United States would respond in self-defense against the Iranians if necessary.
BAGHDAD - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta this week became the latest U.S. official to blame Iran for a recent series...
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11 Jul 2011

U.S. Ties Weapons From Iran to Increased Iraqi Combat Deaths

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Sunday that weapons supplied by Iran had become a "tremendous concern" for the United States in recent weeks in Iraq, where more American troops died in June in combat-related episodes than in any month since June 2008.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Sunday that weapons supplied by Iran had become a "tremendous concern" for the...
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2 Jul 2011

Iran Funnels New Weapons

Iran's elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has transferred lethal new munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months, according to senior U.S. officials, in a bid to accelerate the U.S. withdrawals from these countries.
Iran's elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has transferred lethal new munitions to its allies in...
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1 Jul 2011

Iraq Signs $365 Million Pipeline Agreement to Import Iranian Gas

Iraq signed a $365 million agreement to install a pipeline network to import natural gas from Iran for power stations in the country. The pipelines will eventually supply 25 million cubic meters of Iranian natural gas a day to the Sadr, al-Quds and South Baghdad power stations in the Iraqi capital, Mosaab Serri, a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, said by telephone today. The agreement with Iran, which holds the world s second-largest gas reserves, requires the approval of the Iraqi Council of Ministers and Parliament.
Iraq signed a $365 million agreement to install a pipeline network to import natural gas from Iran for power stations in...
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1 Jul 2011

U.S. military says Iran behind rising deaths

Three U.S. soldiers were killed this week in a rocket attack at a U.S. base near the Iranian border, the military said Thursday, bringing June s death toll to 15 and marking the bloodiest month for U.S. troops in Iraq in two years.
Three U.S. soldiers were killed this week in a rocket attack at a U.S. base near the Iranian border, the military said...
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20 Jun 2011

Gates: Iran supplying arms to Iraqi Shiite groups

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Shiite extremists, not al-Qaida terrorists, are to blame for most of the recent U.S. military deaths in Iraq, and they're "clearly getting some fairly sophisticated and powerful weapons" from Iran.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Shiite extremists, not al-Qaida terrorists, are to blame for most of the recent U.S....
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9 Apr 2011

Iraqi forces raid camp of Iranian dissidents

Iraqi security forces in trucks and Humvees barreled into a camp of Iranian dissidents early Friday, and U.S. officials squarely blamed the Iraqi government for the deaths that resulted, saying "the crisis and loss of life was initiated by the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi military."
Iraqi security forces in trucks and Humvees barreled into a camp of Iranian dissidents early Friday, and U.S. officials...
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