Several Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have condemned calls in an Iraqi-Kurdish conference of tribal leaders for normalization of relations with Israel while the Iraqi presidency in a statement reaffirmed ...
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Shia cleric lashes out at Iran’s interference in Iraq
An Iraqi Shia cleric close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani launched a veiled criticism of Iranian influence in the country, sparking a backlash Sunday from a senior pro-Iran figure
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Drone attacks by Iraqi militias reflect Iran’s waning hold
Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force commander brought one main directive for Iraqi militia faction leaders long beholden to Tehran, when he gathered with them in Baghdad last month: Maintain calm, ...
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Pro-Iran militia leader vows retaliation against US troops in Iraq
Leader of the pro-Iran Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq militia group Qais Al-Khazali yesterday vowed to attack US troops in Iraq in response to the US air strikes that killed at ...
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Iran Elections – Why Raisi Is Khamenei’s Choice
The Iranian elections are due to be held on June 18, but the Iranian public is set to boycott en-masse because, as they’ve said multiple times, their votes have ...
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Recruiting a Militiaman: IRGC’s Wooing of Qais al-Khazali
From Tehran apartments to beaches in Lebanon, figures in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah acted as handlers of Qais al-Khazali as the Iraqi split from Muqtada ...
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