Iraq unrest Day 3: Counter-terror forces deployed
Press TV – Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have returned to the streets of the capital Baghdad to begin the third day of…
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US drone crashes near Baghdad: Report
MNA – A US spy drone has crashed in northern Baghdad region, reported Iraq’s Buratha News Agency on Friday. The news outlet…
Baghdad hosts economic commission with Tehran
Financial Tribune – The Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, is hosting a joint meeting of Economic Cooperation Commission with Iran. The two-day session…
Iran wants peace, prosperity for everybody: FM Zarif
IRNA – Iran’s stance is based on an approach seeking peace, stability and progress for all countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif…
Iranian FM met with Iraqi PM to discuss Middle East situation – Baghdad
Sputnik – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad to discuss the situation in…
Rouhani arrives in Iraq for new phase in two nations’ relations
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Baghdad this morning to extend congratulations to the Iraqi people and government over successful…
President Rouhani departs for Baghdad
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani left Tehran for the Iraqi capital Baghdad early on Monday to hold separate meetings with the senior…
Iran FM Zarif hails Baghdad tour achievements
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message welcomed his current visit to Baghdad, and said Iran-Iraq steadfast bonds…
Iran sets up marketing, exports center in Baghdad
Tehran Times – Iran has established a center in Baghdad for marketing its products in the Iraqi market and also expand the…
Iran FM Zarif arrives in Baghdad
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Baghdad late on Saturday at the head of a high-ranking delegation. Zarif…
Deputy FM Araghchi lands in Iraq for political talks
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, has arrived in Baghdad Monday morning to hold political talks with…
Iran deputy FM departs for Iraq
IRNA – Iranian deputy foreign minister on Sunday left the Iranian capital, Tehran for the Iraqi capital, Baghdad on an official visit.…
Iran opens permanent exhibition center in Baghdad
IRNA – Iran’s permanent exhibition, marketing, and exports center was inaugurated in the Iraqi capital on Monday. Iran’s deputy ambassador in Iraq…
Iran’s foreign minister hails fruitful visit to Iraq
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed satisfaction with the results of his fruitful visit to Iraq, predicting a very…
Iran, Iraq foiled US moves to sabotage mutual ties: FM Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has commended Iraq’s positive stance on the promotion of ties with Iran, saying the two…
Iran’s Zarif leaves for Baghdad
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation left Tehran for Baghdad on Sunday. Senior managers of…
Iraqi PM underlines brotherly relations with Iran
IRNA – The Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi stressed good and brotherly relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Addressing a press…
Baghdad, KRG must act against anti-Iran groups: Top General
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri put the onus on the Iraqi government…
Iran’s First Vice-President arrives in Baghdad
IRNA – Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday to talk with senior officials and visit holy shrines in…
Iranian VP to depart for Baghdad today
MNA – Leading a political and economic delegation, Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri will leave Tehran for Baghdad on Wednesday to…
Baghdad urged to confiscate assets of Saddam’s cronies
Press TV – The Accountability and Justice Committee in Iraq has urged the Baghdad government to confiscate the assets of scores of…
Iran slams twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad
MNA– Iran’s FM spokesman has strongly condemned the Monday’s twin suicide attacks in central Baghdad which killed at least 38 people and…
Earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border region, felt in Baghdad
Reuters – An earthquake jolted the Iran-Iraq border region on Thursday at around 10 a.m. (0700 GMT), causing some panic in Baghdad…
Attempted suicide attacks on pilgrims foiled in Iraq
IRNA – Two persons attempting to carry out suicide attacks against the pilgrims in west of Baghdad were identified and shot killed…
4 Iranian piligrims killed, 14 injured in Baghdad car crash
IRNA – A car accident in Babil city, Southern Baghdad central Iraq claimed the lives of 4 Iranian pilgrims and injured 14…
Dy Interior Minister arrives in Baghdad for more coordination
IRNA – Deputy Interior Minister for security and disciplinary affairs Mohammad Hossein Zolfaqari arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon for more coordination…
Iranian, Turkish envoys review regional issues in Baghdad
IRNA – Iranian and Turkish top diplomats in Baghdad exchanged views on important regional developments, particularly the ongoing situation in Iraq in…
With Daesh on last legs, car bombs hit Baghdad
Press TV- Explosives loaded onto vehicles go off in two different locations across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing five people and…
Deputy FM arrives in Baghdad
IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari arrived in Baghadad on Saturday to hold talks with Iraqi…
ISIS would own Baghdad without our help, Iran official says
CNN – The speaker of Iran’s Parliament has expressed disbelief at the Trump administration’s travel ban for citizens from six countries, including…
Massive bombing strikes heart of Baghdad
Press TV – A car bomb has exploded at a predominantly Shia neighborhood in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing 13 people and…
Terror blasts in Iraq’s Basra, Baghdad kill 35, injure 45
Press TV- A fresh wave of terror bombings has hit Iraq’s southern city of Basra and the capital of Baghdad, killing at…
Tehran, Baghdad to sign twinning agreement: Iraqi official
IFP – An Iraqi official declared the Iranian and Iraqi capitals, Tehran and Baghdad, will soon sign a twinning agreement and become…
Daesh car bomb attack kills at least 4, injures several in Baghdad
Press TV – At least four people have been killed and several others sustained injures in a car bomb attack claimed by…
Millions mark martyrdom anniversary of 7th Shia Imam in Baghdad
Press TV – Millions of Muslims have converged on the Iraqi capital Baghdad to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the 7th Shia…
Iran’s new ambassador arrives in Baghdad
IRNA – Iran’s new Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi arrived on Tuesday in Baghdad and was welcomed by Iranian diplomats and head…
Several people killed, scores wounded in Baghdad car bomb
Press TV- A car bomb has exploded in a southern neighborhood of Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing several people and injuring scores of…
Dividing Iraq contrary to Baghdad’s policies: Iran’s Velayati
Tasnim– Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said splitting Iraq into three parts among Shiites,…
Trade Min. in Baghdad to open Iran specialized expo
MNA– Iran’s Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade accompanied by a delegation of the ministry’s managers has arrived in Iraqi capital Tue.…
Iran slams Baghdad, Istanbul terror attacks
MNA– Iran has strongly condemned the Sat. suicide attack in Iraqi capital Baghdad and Sun. armed assault in a nightclub in Turkish…