Iranian Kurdish dissidents have been watching from abroad for signs that the government in Tehran might falter after the ...

Even this nation’s capital carries a Persian name, Baghdad. The sectarian nature of the war between Shiite and Sunni Arabs in Iraq reflects a centuries-old battle between Persia and the Arab world.

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Iran has also been involved in rebuilding Iraq's energy infrastructure. In 2007, for example, Tehran signed a $150 million contract to build a 300-megawatt power plant in Baghdad, and in 2008 it ...

Iraqi troops beat back Islamist insurgents in several areas north of Baghdad on Saturday, as the U.S. moved an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf.

Tensions in the region have been rising in recent days as talks between the U.S. and Iran appear to have hit an impasse.