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Iran in Iraq

This Shiite country stands accused of funding, training, and hiding the insurgents who continue to destabilize Iraq. But the biggest fear amongst some region watchers: that Ahmadinejad's government stands poised to fill the power vacuum that would be left should the US withdraw

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  • August 2007

    • Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech today that Iran is ready to fill a coming power vacuum in Iraq. "The political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly," said the leader, who earlier this month assured Nouri al-Maliki that Iran would be happy to help stabilize Iraq after a US pullout. More »

    • US Kills 30 in Baghdad

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 5:21 PM CDT

      US Kills 30 in Baghdad

      The US killed 30 militants and detained another dozen in an overnight air strike on a military stronghold in a Shiite district of Baghdad. Witnesses counted women and children among the slain, though the US claims all 30 were insurgents linked to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. More »

    • US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 12:31 PM CDT

      US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

      A sophisticated bomb that the US military has tracked to Iran was used in a record number of attacks on American-led troops last month, the New York Times reports. The  bombs—called explosively formed penetrators—fire  a semi-molten copper slug that can break through the armor of a Humvee. They were responsible for 99 strikes and a third of the 69 combat fatalities in July, according to the military. More »

  • July 2007

    • White House Proposes $43B in Mideast Military Aid

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 30, 07 3:48 PM CDT

      White House Proposes $43B in Mideast Military Aid

      More than $43 billion in US military aid is earmarked for the Middle East, Reuters reports, part of a strategy to fight terrorism and counterbalance Iran. The outlays, which require congressional approval, include $13 billion to Egypt, $30 billion to Israel, and an unspecified amount to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced today. More »

    • Iran Talks Raise Tension, But Not Consensus

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 24, 07 6:09 PM CDT

      Iran Talks Raise Tension, But Not Consensus

      The United States and Iran began their first day of diplomatic talks on Iraq today, but the Times reports that the summit is still tangled over US allegation that Iran is funding armed militias inside Iraq. Iran vehemently denied the charge today; an American official who attending the meeting said little progress was made. More »

    • Iran ID’ed Working With Iraq Militants

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Iran ID&rsquo;ed Working With Iraq Militants

      The US military has accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of aiding Iraqi militants in a devastating January attack and of using Hezbollah as a go-between to arm violent Shiites in that country. In March coalition forces arrested a Hezbollah operative suspected of liaising between Iran and a group led by a former Moqtada al-Sadr deputy, the AP reports. More »

  • June 2007

    • US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group

      As the US and Iran inch toward the table, a sticky wicket could be the US relationship with the Mujahedin e-Khalq, a paramilitary group that militantly opposes the Tehran government. The US, meanwhile, shelters the MEK in a base on the Iraq-Iran border that has become the organization's operations center. More »

    • UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT

      UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

      Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not ordered by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. More »

  • May 2007

    • U.S. Tells Iran to Stop Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 28, 07 12:39 PM CDT

      U.S. Tells Iran to Stop Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

      Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, used the first formal meeting between the two countries in 27 years to tell his counterpart  that the US wants Iran to stop supporting insurgents in Iraq. In a press conference after the meeting in Baghdad, Crocker said the Iranian ambassador did not respond directly to the charges he laid out. More »

    • US-Iran Talks First Since 1979

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 28, 07 6:15 AM CDT

      US-Iran Talks First Since 1979

      Ambassadors for the US and Iran met for four hours today in Baghdad, in the first bilateral talks between the countries in decades. The US's Ryan Crocker was expected to press claims that Iran is providing training and weapons to Iraqi insurgents, and his counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi to raise accusations of US espionage. More »

    • Al-Sadr Appears at Iraqi Mosque

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 25, 07 8:22 AM CDT

      Al-Sadr Appears at Iraqi Mosque

      Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged from hiding today, making a surprise appearance near the Iraqi city of Najaf. Al-Sadr, who fled to Iran four months ago, gave a sermon at Kufa today, condemning the US occupation and demanding a "timetable" for withdrawal. In a shift away from sectarianism, he encouraged Sunnis to join in peaceful opposition to the occupation. More »

    • Iran Said to Be Plotting Iraq Offensive

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Iran Said to Be Plotting Iraq Offensive

      Iran is secretly allying with al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgents to launch a major summer offensive against the US in Iraq, reports the Guardian . The goal is  to trigger a political mutiny in Congress to force a withdrawal of US troops. Iran had previously been linked to Shia militias but had not collaborated with Sunnis. More »

    • Iran Extends Hand Into Southern Iraq

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 19, 07 7:13 PM CDT

      Iran Extends Hand Into Southern Iraq

      The southern Iraqi city of Basra is under the control of an array of private militias, some of which have strong ties to Iran, the Guardian reports. Factions like "God's Revenge" mete out patronage and enforce a fragile order in Iraq's second-largest city at the behest of competing warlords taking their orders—not to mention cash and weapons—from Tehran. More »

    • US Engages Iran on Iraqi Security

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 14, 07 7:33 AM CDT

      US Engages Iran on Iraqi Security

      The US will sit down with Iran to enlist its aid in quelling violence in Iraq as early as next week, reports the Washington Post . US ambassador Ryan Crocker will meet with his Iranian counterparts in Baghdad to encourage the country, frequently accused of sponsoring sectarian violence in neighboring Iraq, to take on a "productive role." More »

    • Iranian, U.S. Diplomats Meet Briefly

      newser  |  International Herald Tribune  |  May 4, 07 2:49 PM CDT

      Iranian, U.S. Diplomats Meet Briefly

      It didn't involve the American Secretary of State or the Iranian foreign minister, but a brief meeting of high-level diplomats today in Egypt signals a thaw in relations between the countries, the International Herald Tribune reports. U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said the three-minute conversation concerned the situation in Iraq. More »

  • April 2007

    • Condi Says She'll Talk to Iran

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 07 6:45 AM CDT

      Condi Says She'll Talk to Iran

      Iran will be attending next week's regional conference on Iraq, the Times reports, offering the first sitdown between the Axis of Evil power and the U.S. in three years. Condoleezza Rice yesterday reiterated accusations that Iran is stirring insurgent violence in Iraq, but also hinted that the meeting in Egypt would afford a chance for dialogue. More »

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Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves to his supporters during his visit to the city of Shiraz, 900km 540 (miles) south of Tehran, Iran, Monday, April, 16 , 2007. Ahmadinejad on Monday said additional...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks during in a ceremony to mark Army Day in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday April, 18, 2007. Ahmadinejad on Wednesday said Iran's military is self-sufficient despite...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves as he arrives for a meeting with media in Tehran, Iran, in a Tuesday, June 5, 2007 file photo. Ahmadinejad has appointed a council to compile and publish his...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech on the 18th anniversary of the death of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, under his portrait, at his mausoleum just outside Tehran,...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, right and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi, left, attend a meeting on security in Iraq at the Iraqi Prime Minister's office in the Green Zone, Baghdad,...   (Associated Press)
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Iraq
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Iraq or Irak , officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Iraq is bordered on the south by Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, and Saudi Arabia; on the west by Jordan and Syria; on the north by Turkey; and on the east by Iran. Iraq formerly ...

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Sunni
World Encyclopedia

Sunni Traditionalist, orthodox branch of Islam, whose followers are called Ahl as-Sunnah (‘People of the Path’). It is followed by 90% of Muslims. Sunnis accept the Hadith , the body of ...

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Iran
A Dictionary of World History

Iran (formerly Persia) A country of the Middle East in central-west Asia. Bordering on Turkey and Iraq on the west, Turkmenistan on the north, and Afghanistan and Pakistan on the east, it has a northern coast on the Caspian Sea and a southern coast on the Gulf and Arabian Sea.



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