Iranian authorities have claimed that the number of Afghan migrants leaving Tehran voluntarily has surged by nearly 70 percent compared to last year, amid an ongoing campaign to expel immigrants lacking legal status. Vahid Gholi-Kani, director general for foreign nationals and immigrants in Tehran, said that more than 470,000 undocumented Afghans have reportedly come forward to return to Afghanistan so […]

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said in a meeting with Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian ambassador in Kabul, that the issues between the two countries can be resolved through talks. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qomi noted in the meeting that Iran defended the […]

In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously unruly northern province. But the much-touted operation still relied heavily on U.S. intelligence, coalition flights and planning assistance.

The nascent Zulfiqar Forces, part of the Iranian-backed ‘Islamic Resistance in Iraq,’ recently published a video claiming responsibility for an Aug. 27 rocket attack against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.