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Beleaguered Iraqis Court Iranian Mastermind of the Shiites Who Fought the US - New York Times Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:04:43 GMT

Fox News

Beleaguered Iraqis Court Iranian Mastermind of the Shiites Who Fought the US New York Times WASHINGTON — Gen. Qassim Suleimani, the shadowy commander of Iran's paramilitary Quds Force, flew to Iraq this week with dozens of his officers to advise the country's beleaguered leadership about how to blunt the advance of militant forces on ... US seeing signs Iran engaged in Iraq strife, official saysFox News Iranian President: We Will Help Iraq if Washington Joins FightNBCNews.com Iraq conflict: Iran's Rouhani 'ready to help'BBC News Washington Post -Vox -Reuters UK all 616 news articles »

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World Cup: Bay Area's Beitashour wearing jersey of Iran - San Jose Mercury News Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:19:05 GMT

Tasnim News Agency

World Cup: Bay Area's Beitashour wearing jersey of Iran San Jose Mercury News San Jose native Steven Beitashour wasn't about to let international politics squash his World Cup dream. Instead of donning the colors of his country this month in Brazil, Beitashour is wearing the white and red of Iran. Now the player finds himself ... Argentina and Iran will qualify for next stage, Beitashour saysTehran Times all 6 news articles »

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Pride at Stake for Iran at World Cup - ABC News Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:48:29 GMT

The Guardian

Pride at Stake for Iran at World Cup ABC News Iran will earn the respect of soccer fans around the world with its performance against Nigeria in their World Cup opener on Monday, according to the team's goalkeeping coach. Iran is among the lowest ranked teams in the tournament and heads into the ... World Cup 2014: Iran and Nigeria look to end 16-year wait for a winThe Guardian Conn. Yankee coaches IranDelmarva Daily Times Iran, Nigeria look to end 16-year winless runUSA TODAY New York Times all 145 news articles »

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As Sunni Militants Threaten Its Allies in Baghdad, Iran Weighs Options - New York Times Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:18:07 GMT

New York Times

As Sunni Militants Threaten Its Allies in Baghdad, Iran Weighs Options New York Times TEHRAN — In years past, Iranian officials would smirk when recalling how the United States had done the dirty work for them by removing the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a Sunni who led an eight-year war against Shiite Iran. To top it off, the ... Shiite militia seizes control of Iraqi town, slowing ISIS drive toward BaghdadWashington Post Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra; US sends aircraft carrierCNN Obama's Iraq dilemma: Fighting ISIL puts US and Iran on the same sideAl Jazeera America Atlanta Journal Constitution -Yahoo News -Fresno Bee all 9,565 news articles »

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Iran sends troops into Iraq to aid fight against Isis militants - The Guardian Sat, 14 Jun 2014 10:48:53 GMT

Iran sends troops into Iraq to aid fight against Isis militants The Guardian Iran has sent 2,000 advance troops to Iraq in the past 48 hours to help tackle a jihadist insurgency, a senior Iraqi official has told the Guardian. The confirmation comes as the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, said Iran was ready to support Iraq ...

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Heading for disaster in Iran - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:37:57 GMT

ThinkProgress

Heading for disaster in Iran Washington Post (blog) As Iraq descends into chaos, the looming threat of a nuclear-armed Iran hangs over the Middle East. Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on the inner workings of the Iranian regime, tells Right Turn ... GOP Senators Wonder If Int'l Coalition On Iran Sanctions Will Hold Absent A ...ThinkProgress Still talking: Iran's nuclear program remains on the agendaPittsburgh Post-Gazette all 19 news articles »

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As jihadists take aim at Baghdad, Iran steps in to help historical foe - Fox News Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:36:09 GMT

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As jihadists take aim at Baghdad, Iran steps in to help historical foe Fox News Iran is coming to the aid of its historic nemesis, sending elite fighters to Iraq in the wake of a Sunni insurgency that has claimed two key northern cities and now threatens Baghdad, Fox News has learned. Some 150 fighters from the Revolutionary ...

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Iran and the US: The Enemy of My Enemy - New Yorker (blog) Sat, 14 Jun 2014 04:07:50 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Iran and the US: The Enemy of My Enemy New Yorker (blog) On Monday, Iran and the United States, along with envoys from Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia, will meet again in Vienna to work on specific terms for a nuclear agreement. The talks resume just as Washington and Tehran suddenly find that ...

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Building Nuclear Weapon Would Take Years, Not Months, Iran Says in Report - New York Times Fri, 13 Jun 2014 06:05:28 GMT

New York Times

Building Nuclear Weapon Would Take Years, Not Months, Iran Says in Report New York Times WASHINGTON — The Iranian government this week published its first detailed study of how long it estimates it would take its scientists and engineers to assemble a nuclear weapon, saying that with its current infrastructure, “the required time span is ... Congress warns Obama: Nuclear deal with Iran may not be enough to lift sanctionsJerusalem Post Iran Nuclear Negotiations Are Kind of HardVICE News Why higher Iran oil exports are not roiling nuclear dealBusiness Insider Businessweek -Reuters UK all 178 news articles »

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Iran Deploys Forces to Fight al Qaeda-Inspired Militants in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:23:27 GMT

Iran Deploys Forces to Fight al Qaeda-Inspired Militants in Iraq Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—The threat of Sunni extremists eclipsing the power of its Shiite-dominated Arab ally presents Iran with the biggest security and strategic challenge it has faced since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. With the Islamic State of Iraq and al ...