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Uncertainty since the May 12 legislative election has begun to affect security
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An intervention by the country’s most influential ayatollah is the latest blow to the incumbent's re-election hopes
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The national-level political standoff is worsening anger at economic exclusion in oil-rich Basra
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Deep anger among southern Shia is intersecting dangerously with a standoff over who can form a new government
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Falling fuel supplies may become a new perk restricted to government supporters
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The regular summer protests against electricity and water shortages have been more serious than usual
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The leader of the largest political bloc has backed southern protesters -- but not called out his supporters
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The global #metoo movement has drawn attention to the Iranian women’s rights debate -- but there are risks
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Saudi Arabia is manoeuvring against Iran amid escalating southern Iraqi demonstrations that target oil fields
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Popular anger has spread across Shia-dominated cities in the south’s disadvantaged oil-producing regions
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