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Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch
Ismail Qaani’s visit came at the request of PM al-Sudani amid internal divisions in the Shia parliamentary bloc.
After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US-Israeli airstrike hit a Shia mosque in the northwestern city of Zanjan early on Tuesday, according to Iranian state media.
A portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-Israel march in Baghdad last year.Ahmad al-Rubaye/Agence ...
Choice of al-Zaidi breaks a months-long deadlock after Trump opposed appointment of pro-Iran former PM al-Maliki.
The American-Israeli campaign initially focused on military and leadership targets, but later expanded to attacks on Iran’s state apparatus and civilian infrastructure. Iran’s proxy militias in ...
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