Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad meets Iraq’s Jaafari
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaeifar and the head of National Iraqi Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, in a meeting in…
Iraq Crisis
Iraq’s largest dam new focus of expanding U.S. airstrikes
The U.S. targeted Sunni militants’ positions near Iraq’s largest dam in a sign of the expanding reach of airstrikes designed to push back…
Interior ministry spokesman sees ISIL no threat to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Ministry Spokesman Hossein Ali Amiri reiterated full control over the country’s borders, and said the terrorists active in…
Iran backs Iraq’s unity, territorial integrity: Afkham
Iran has welcomed the transition of power in Iraq as a good opportunity for its western neighbor, saying Tehran supports unity and…
ISIL leader Al-Baqdadi leaves Iraq for Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, Abu Bakr Al-Baqdadi, has left Iraq’s…
U.S. said to carry out airstrikes in north Iraq
The U.S. carried out airstrikes on Islamic State targets in northern Iraq to protect Yezidis and prevent damage to a critical dam, according to…
Iranian leader’s top aide hails Maliki’s support for Abadi as sign of unity
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader’s top Adviser for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati lauded Nouri al-Maliki, the outgoing Iraqi prime minister, for his…
Iran sides with Iraq against terrorism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian diplomat said that Tehran strongly supports Iraq’s new government in its campaign against terrorism. “The Islamic…
ISIL massacres 100 Izadi Kurds in northern Iraq, Kurdish sources say
Iraq’s Kurdish officials say ISIL Takfiri militants have massacred around 100 members of the Izadi minority in a village in the north…
Iraqis welcome change of PM but challenges loom
BAGHDAD (AP) — Nouri al-Maliki’s decision to step down as Iraq’s prime minister raised hopes Friday for a new government that can…
Iraq’s top cleric voices support for newly designated premier
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged lawmakers to cooperate with the country’s newly designated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to…
Iranian official lauds coordination among Iraqi politicians
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) praised the Iraqi leaders for their concerted action on easing the…
US, UN hail Iraq’s Maliki for stepping down
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States and the United Nations commended Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for stepping down to preserve…
Iraq’s Al-Maliki gives up post to rival
BAGHDAD (AP) — Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister for the past eight years, relinquished the post to his nominated replacement late Thursday,…
In Iraq, an opening for the Saudis
The appointment of Haidar al-Abadi as prime minister of Iraq gives Saudi Arabia an opportunity to end its futile and counterproductive ostracism…
Iraqi Dawa party endorses Abadi as new premier
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa Party has announced its commitment to the country’s Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi. The Dawa Party made…
Militants’ siege on mountain in Iraq is over, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials said late Wednesday that United States airstrikes and Kurdish fighters had broken the Islamic militants’ siege of…
8 killed in Iraq car bombings
At least eight people have been killed in four car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source says.…
U.S. rescue mission of displaced Iraqis unlikely
The United States says a rescue mission of displaced people from Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq is unlikely after determining there are…
Pressure mounts on Iraq’s Maliki to step down
Pressure is building on Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to leave office hours after he said he would only exit his post…
Official: News on Iran-US talks on Iraq PM appointment false
Tehran, Aug 14, IRNA – Reutersˈ news item on negotiations between Iran and United States on appointment of the new Iraqi prime…
Adherence to law sole path to Iraq peace: Iran official
A senior Iranian official has stressed that all Iraqi political factions should abide by the law as the sole path to achieve…
Judiciary chief views US attacks on ISIL in Iraq as trickery
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani described the recent US attacks against the positions of the Islamic State of Iraq…
Maliki refuses to go as Iraqis turn to new leader
(Reuters) – Nuri al-Maliki stuck to his guns and refused to accept his removal as Iraq’s prime minister on Wednesday, but his…
Iranian Leader hails breakthrough in Iraq’s political deadlock
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hailed appointment of Iraq’s new prime minister, saying that enemies’ plot…
Iran wants Iraq’s new premier to start job immediately
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian described the yesterday appointment of the new Iraqi prime minister as a major…
Iraq PM warns of more turmoil if replaced
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday he will not relinquish power until a federal court rules on what…
Congress on board with Obama’s Iraq plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Little of the impassioned debate that fractured lawmakers last year over possible military intervention in Syria is happening now…
SNSC secretary blames US, certain regional states for supporting ISIL
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani took the US and reactionary regional states for supporting the…
Blast hits checkpoint near Iraq prime minister-designate’s house
A bomb explosion has hit an area near the house of Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi. The bombing incident took place at…
ISIL calls for blood donations in Mosul: Report
The ISIL terrorists have urged the residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul to donate blood as the militants’ casualties are on…
US deploys 130 more troops in Iraq
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Pentagon has described the mission of US troops a temporary mission to assess the scope of…
US raids in Iraq show of double standards: Iran speaker
The Iranian Majlis speaker says the sudden decision by the US to militarily intervene in Iraq after its inaction regarding the massacres…
Senior Iran official urges Iraqi factions to unite behind new PM
(Reuters) – Iran urged all Iraqi factions to unite behind the country’s newly nominated Prime Minister on Tuesday, state media said, highlighting Iranian concern…
Iranian, Italian FMs stress necessity for confronting ISIL terrorists
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Italian top diplomats in a phone conversation discussed the latest developments in Iraq, and underlined the necessity for…
U.S. ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choice
(Reuters) – Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called on political leaders…
Shamkhani welcomes appointment of Iraqˈs PM
Tehran, Aug 12, IRNA – Secretary of Iranˈs Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani on Tuesday declared support for the legal process…
New Iraqi PM vows to form cabinet next week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would form his cabinet in a week. “I will name…
Pentagon says airstrikes have slowed but not stopped Sunni militants
WASHINGTON — Four days of airstrikes have slowed the progress of Sunni militants laying siege to refugees on Mount Sinjar and advancing…
Iraq crisis deepens; US directly arms Kurds
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president snubbed incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and picked another politician to form the next government Monday, setting…