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(Peter Van Buren is a 24-year State Department veteran and the author of books on foreign policy. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent...

Baghdad/Erbil (Iraq): Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted "yes" to independence in a referendum held in...

London: Tehran vowed on Tuesday to stand alongside Baghdad and Ankara against the outcome of an independence referendum staged by Kurdish authorities in...

Vienna: The U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief urged major powers on Tuesday to clarify a part of their nuclear deal with Iran dealing with technology that...

Baghdad: The Iraqi government gave the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) until Friday 3:00 p.m (1200 GMT) to hand over control of its airports in order to...

Mumbai: "Newton" had come under the scanner for allegedly being a rip-off of "Secret Ballot" but the director of the 2001 Iranian film,...

Habur (Turkey): The Iraqi government ruled out talks on possible secession for Kurdish-held northern Iraq on Tuesday and Turkey threatened sanctions after a...

Erbil (Iraq): The Iraqi government ruled out talks on possible secession for Kurdish-held parts of northern Iraq on Tuesday after a referendum on...

Erbil/Sulaimaniya: Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from...

Beirut: U.S.-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir Al Zor province on Monday near a natural gas field they seized...