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Iraq Speaker: Baghdad opposed to Iran sanctions
IRNA – Iraqi parliament speaker Muhammad al-Halbusi said on Saturday that Iraqi officials have always been emphasizing that Baghdad opposes the US…
Iran extends power export agreement with Iraq
Press TV – Iran has signed an agreement to extend exports of 1,200 megawatts of electricity to neighboring Iraq. The deal was…
How US sanctions could be boosting Iran’s presence in Iraq
Al-Monitor | Mohsen Shariatinia: Geopolitical power projection could be, at first sight, the logic underlying Iran’s policy of expanding ties with and…
Iraq to expand technical, engineering cooperation with Iran
IRNA – Iraqi Electricity Minister Luay Al Khateeb on Thursday hoped for effective cooperation with Iran in technical and engineering field. Al…
CBI governor, Iraqi PM discuss boosting financial coop.
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi met in Baghdad on Wednesday…
Ammar Hakim hails Iran’s role in supporting Iraq
MNA – Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar Hakim censured the US efforts to undermine relations between Tehran and…
Iraq never to allow its soil used against other country: PM
IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdelmahdi said on Tuesday that his country will never allow its soil to be used against…
Iraqi delegation to visit Iran Wed. for electricity talks
MNA – Deputy minister of energy said an Iraqi delegation will arrive in Tehran tomorrow to confer on ways to expand cooperation…
Tehran, Baghdad discuss bilateral coop.
MNA – Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Speaker of Iraqi Parliament…
Velayati: Iran has found real regional allies for first time
MNA – Senior Adviser to Iran’s Leader for International Affairs and Head of Founding Board of Islamic Azad University (IAU) Ali Akbar…
Iraq not to enter any alliance against Iran
MNA – Iraqi Foreign Minister says he has assured Russia that Baghdad will not enter any alliance against Iran. In a joint…
Iran amb. to Baghdad meets with Iraqi scholars, journalists, tribal leaders
MNA – The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has met with Iraqi scholars, journalists and tribal leaders, during which he warned…
Hakim slams anti-Iran sanctions, says US should abide by intl. law
MNA – Leader of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq has once again condemned the US unilateral sanctions against Iran, saying Washington…
Iraq to boycott anti-Iran events: FM
Tasnim – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim said his country will never take part in any alliance against neighboring Iran, stressing…
Iran, Iraq discuss cooperation in development of space technology
FNA – Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Javad Azari Jahromi and his Iraqi counterpart Naeem Thjeel al-Rubaie in a meeting in…
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…
Restored position: What made Iraq recent station to foreign diplomats?
Alwaght – Over the past few days, Baghdad airport witnessed busy political days with a number of top regional and Western diplomats…
Iraq won’t be a hub for US machination against Iran: official
MAN – Representative of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council in Tehran said Sat. that the new Iraqi government will not allow the…
Zarif’s achievement in Iraqi tour: Iran, Iraq foiled US bids to sabotage mutual ties
January 18, The Iran Project – To undercut US efforts to weaken Iraq’s economic links to its neighbor, at the head of…
Zarif back home from Iraq
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif returned home from a five-day official visit to Iraq late on Thursday. On the results…
Iran, Iraq private sectors to stand together to improve lives of all
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran and Iraq private sectors will stand together in mutually beneficial endeavors…
Zarif departs Najaf for Tehran
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the end of his visit to Iraq left Najaf for Tehran on Thursday…
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…
Pompeo does not have right to interfere in Iran-Iraq ties
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo does not have the right to interfere…
FM Zarif: Iran seeking visa waiver agreement with Iraq
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday evening that Tehran has offered visa-free entry for both Iranian and Iraqi…
Iran only reliable partner for Iraq in reconstruction period: FM Zarif
MNA – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iraq needs to only relay on Iran in the post-ISIL…
Iranian FM ‘maneuvers’ in Iraq as rivalry with US heats up
Al-Monitor – “Zarif maneuvering in Baghdad.” That’s how pro-Reform daily Etemad described a four-day visit by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…
Iran’s Zarif describes KRG tour as constructive
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message described his trip to Iraqi Kurdistan Region as fruitful and constructive.…
Iran, Iraq boast of main, effective status in region: Pres Salih
IRNA – Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that Iran and Iraq have a main and effective status in the region.…
Iran’s Zarif , Iraq’s Maliki discuss issues of interest
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki discussed the latest regional…
Iran’s Zarif hails ongoing tour to Iraq
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a series of Twitter messages elaborated on the details of his tour to…
Iranian FM holds talks with members of Construction bloc in Iraqi parliament
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met Hadial-Ameri, the head of Iraq’s Construction Alliance parliamentary faction and its members…
While in Baghdad, Iran’s FM meets representatives of religious minorities
MNA – A number of figures and representatives from Iraqi religious minorities have met with Iran’s foreign minister in his place of…
Dialog must replace war to strengthen region: Iran FM
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says if regional countries want a strong region, they must substitute dialog for war…
7mln Iranians, Iraqis visit each other’s country annually: Zarif
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the fact that each year, 7 million Iraqis and Iranians visit each other’s…
Iraq underlines cooperation with Iran despite US sanctions
IRNA – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Hakim said on Sunday that despite US unilateral economic sanctions, his country insists on economic…
Iraq hails Zarif’s role in boosting global peace
IRNA – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi appreciated the important role Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif played in expanding global…
Iranian FM Zarif, Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi meet in Baghdad
Tasnim – The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdai in the Iraqi capital of…
Iraq favors boosting ties with Iran: PM
IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said on Sunday that his country is seeking to promote relations with the Islamic Republic…