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Iran
Iran’s foreign minister said it is ready to negotiate a package of economic incentives in exchange for agreements to curb its nuclear program. Britain is pushing the European Union to adopt stricter sanctions against Iran. President Ahmadinejad said the West failed to stop Iran from enriching uranium.
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Iran
Al-Mahdi Army militias routed without a shot fired
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Iraqi security forces detain senior Sadrist during Maysan operation
The mayor of Amarah and deputy provincial governor is detained during a raid. Security operations are under way in neighboring Dhi Qhar and Wasit provinces.
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US designates two Hezbollah operatives in Venezuela as terrorists
A Venezuelan diplomat and a businessman use their positions to fund Hezbollah’s operations, as well and help operatives travel across the Middle East and to South America.
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Iraq
General Blames Iranian-Backed Militants for Baghdad Explosion
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Mahdi Army cell leader behind deadly Baghdad bombing
US military intelligence indicates Haydar Mahdi Khadum al Fawadi executed car bombing attack in the Hurriyah neighborhood.
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Iraqi security forces ramp up for Maysan operation
Iraqi troops replace border guards. Local police forces are raised. Maliki gives deadline for Mahdi Army to disarm. Sadrists fear being targeted.
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Iran
Iran says uranium enrichment is a red line
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Iran
Iran has withdrawn an estimated $75 billion from banks in Europe to dodge potential sanctions. Britain said the assets of Iran’s Bank Melli would be frozen. Iran may have obtained advanced nuclear warhead designs from the AQ Khan network.
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Iran
Egypt sees Iran ‘on a surge™ in Arab world
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Iran
Iraqi Shi’ites to Iran: Stop interfering
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Iran
Iran refuses to back down from the development of its nuclear program as the West threatens more sanctions. Twenty-eight IRGC soldiers were kidnapped by “militants” in a region of Sistan-Baluchistan province on the Pakistani border. Pakistan has turned over four Jundallah fighters to Iran.
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Sadrist movement withdraws from political process
One day after demobilizing the Mahdi Army, Muqtada al Sadr has ordered the Sadrist political movement to boycott the upcoming provincial elections.
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Iraq
US UN envoy urges Syria, Iran to stop gunmen flow into Iraq
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US Army detains senior Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad
The unnamed Mahdi Army leader was wanted by the government of Iraq. He commanded more than 2,000 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad.
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Iran
Iraqi army gears up for next operation in Amarah
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Iraqi offensive underway against the Mahdi Army in Maysan
Iraqi security forces, backed by US troops, have moved into the provincial capital of Amarah and closed the border crossing to Iran.
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Sadr forms new unit to attack US forces
US, Iraqi forces continue to target Mahdi Army. Sadr’s demonstrations against the status of forces talks draw few protesters.
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Iran
Al-Sadr: New force to fight US in Iraq
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Report: Iraqi security forces preparing operation against Mahdi Army in Maysan
The Iraqi security forces look to expand operations along the Iranian border.
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Iraq
Iran Supports Iraq Terror
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Iran
US warns defiant Iran ahead of Solana trip
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Iraqi police detain three Special Groups operative behind 2007 Karbala attack
The three Iranian-trained agents were behind the kidnapping and murder of five US soldiers at the Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center.
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Iraqi police conduct operations in Dhi Qhar
Operations against the Mahdi Army and the Iranian Ramazan Corps’ network in the South continue as 55 “wanted men” are detained in the province of Dhi Qhar.
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Iran
Gulf Arabs eye Iraq role to counter Iran
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Sadr’s Special Groups
Muqtada al Sadr influences the Mahdi Army’s ‘Special Groups’ more than the military will admit. Written by Bill Roggio and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross for The Weekly Standard.
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Iran
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered banks to move assets to dodge potential EU sanctions. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US presence in Iraq is Iraq’s primary problem. Iran’s representative to OPEC said he expects oil to approach $150 a barrel.
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Iran
Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad orders banks to move assets to beat EU
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Iraq
Coalition forces capture Basrah-based Special Groups criminal in Baghdad
