Iran and Saudi Arabia's spymasters met discreetly in the Iraqi capital on 21 September for the fourth time since April. However the talks, hampered by Yemen and the nuclear issue, have yet to produce any concrete progress. [...]
The Iranian Kurdish party, exiled in Iraqi Kurdistan, is regularly targeted by attacks from across the border when the Pasdaran considers it to pose an 'imminent threat'. The latest incident took place on 12 September. [...]
After heated debate, Iran has decided not to oppose its Pashtun neighbours, acknowledging the Taliban's advance over large parts of Afghanistan. The move puts the Shi'ite Hazara, which have been at the front line of the fight against the Taliban, at the centre of the deal. [...]
Iran has pulled some of its troops out of Syria as fighting has almost stopped, and Pakistan is now concerned about returning Liwa Zainebiyoun militiamen, who have fought alongside Damascus since 2013. Islamabad dispatched its intelligence chiefs to Tehran to work out a way forward. [...]
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