Iran, Iraq ties very strong: Veep
IRNA – Iran-Iraq relations are cordial and strong and nothing can weaken such cooperation, Iranian first vice president said on Thursday. The…
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CBI chief in Iraq for trade talks
February 7, The Iran Project – Governor of Iran’s central bank Abdolnaser Hemmati arrived in the Iraqi capital on a two-day visit…
Iran pushes Iraq to maintain trade without US dollar
Al-Monitor | Salam Zidane: Iran is exerting considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to compel it not to abide by the US…
Iraqi president hails Iran’s support during wartime days
IRNA – Iraqi President Barham Salih, who was speaking during a ceremony on Saturday marking Iraq’s hard-won victory over Daesh terrorist group,…
Iranians sided with Iraqis in all conditions: Nujaba spokesman
Tasnim – The spokesman for Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement, a major Shia resistance group, rejected the US and Saudi claims that Iran has…
Sunni leader: Iraq should stay neutral in Iran-US spat, but must back sanctions
Rudaw – Iraq should remain neutral in the diplomatic rivalry between the US and Iran, but must also commit to sanctions, a…
Iran Defense Minister meets with top Iraqi officials in Baghdad
April 21, The Iran Project – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday (April 18)…
Velayati met senior Iraqi officials
February 19, The Iran Project – Ali Akbar Velayati, A top aide to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, left Tehran for Iraq…
Iran seeks to send more flour to Iraq via Russia wheat deal – industry group
Reuters – Iran is negotiating a wheat import deal with Russia that would allow it to increase flour exports to neighboring Iraq,…
Iran backs results of free elections in Iraq: Envoy
Tasnim – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi voiced Tehran’s support for Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary vote due to be held later in…
Iraqi PM in Tehran to confer with top Iranian officials
October 27, The Iranian Project – Heading a high-ranking delegation, the Iraqi premier arrived in Tehran on Wednesday evening (Oct 25) after…
Iraqi students’ presence in Iran boosts two nations ties: Official
July 31, The Iran Project – The presence of Iraqi students in Iran has strengthened the strategic relations of the two countries, says…
Iran to open trade center in Iraq soon
April 4, The Iran Project – An Iranian trade official has announced that Iran will launch a trade center in Iraqi capital of…
Iran’s 1st medical office opens in Iraq: Official
March 5, The Iran Project – Head of Tehran University of Medical Sciences has announced that Iran’s first medical office was opened…
Bright future ahead of Iran-Iraq relations
January 5, The Iran Project – The Islamic Republic of Iran as the effective country in the region has always announced that…
Iran speaker for supporting terror-hit countries
Baghdad, Jan 24, IRNA – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday that countries suffering from terrorism need to be helped so…
Photos: Iran’s FM meets head of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq in Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met visiting President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim on the sidelines of the 29th…
Photos: Iran’s SNSC secretary meets head of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq in Tehran
Head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has met visiting President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim on the sidelines…
Iraqi president to participate in Tehran GECF Summit
Tehran, Nov 14, IRNA – Iraqi President Fuad Masum said he will take part in the upcoming summit meeting of the Gas…
Iranian envoy, Iraqi president discuss security issues
Baghdad, Sept 6, IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danayeefar and Iraqi President Fouad Massoum in a meeting here on Sunday…
Iran emphasizes expansion of economic ties with Iraq
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with the Iraqi finance minister in Tehran, where he highlighted the need for the…
Official: Draft of Iran-Iraq gas deal ready
Tehran, Aug 15, IRNA — Iran has prepared the draft of a much-awaited agreement with Iraq to export natural gas to the…
Iraqi FM makes secret trip to Iran, report
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has secretly sent his foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to Tehran to win Iran’s support for his government,…
Iran daily: Tehran says next nuclear talks on January 18
Commander — We Have 40-Kilometer “Red Zone” Inside Iraq Against the Islamic State Revolutionary Guards Denounce “Fantasy of Iran-US Partnership” Iran says…
Iran, Iraq renew agreement on blood transfusion
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Iraqi Deputy Health Minister for International Affairs and Iran’s IBTO extended their cooperation MoU on blood transfusion.…
Iran news round up – December 31, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Rafsanjani: Iraq’s security crucially important to regional countries
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Ebrahim al-Jafari in Tehran…
No Iran-US cooperation in fighting ISIL: Deputy FM
Iran says it supports the Iraqi government in the fight against militants but rules out cooperation with the US in battling the…
Iranian, Iraqi provinces to widen mutual cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior officials from Iran’s Southwestern Province of Khuzestan and Iraq’s Southeastern Province of Basra voiced their willingness to boost economic…
Provincial official: Mashhad, Baghdad to broaden economic ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Vice President Nuri Al-Maliki’s recent visit to Khorassan Razavi province has paved the way for the further expansion of…
The fighters of Iraq who answer to Iran
(Reuters) – Among the thousands of militia fighters who flocked to northern Iraq to battle militant group Islamic State over the summer…
VP: Iran, Iraq continue fight against terrorist groups
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Vice-President and former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced that Tehran and Baghdad have voiced their willingness to widen their…
President Rouhani, Al-Maliki confer
Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said here on Tuesday that the Iraqi people and army are capable of defending…
Iraqi defense minister hails Iran’s anti-terror support
Baghdad, Nov 4, IRNA – Iraq’s Minister of Defense Khaled al-Obeidi has appreciated the effective role as well as the crucial support…
Iranian, Iraqi officials discuss expansion of security cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danayeefar and Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Qabban explored new ways for widening and deepening…
Al-Abadi’s Tehran visit: Continuation of Baghdad’s policy toward Iran or change of view?
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi paid an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran recently, which was in fact his…
Iraqi interior minister calls Tehran “strategic ally” for Baghdad
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraq’s new Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban praised close relations between Tehran and Baghdad and described the Islamic Republic…
Tehran, Baghdad willing to further consolidate relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Iraqi officials in a joint statement on Thursday stressed their enthusiasm for the further reinvigoration of ties and…
Iraqi PM describes Iran as reliable neighbor
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in a meeting with Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani underlined that…