Senior MP in Baghdad summit blasts US regional policies
MNA – Addressing a parliamentary meeting in Baghdad, senior Iranian lawmaker expressed gratitude for humanitarian aid Iraqis dispatched to flood-hit regions in…
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Iraq eyes Tehran municipality coop in urban remodelling
IRNA – Iraqi Construction Minister Bangen Rekani said Baghdad is keen to cooperate with Iran on remodelling the country’s housing sector. ‘Iran…
Iraq to host regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia at conference
Reuters – Iraq will host senior parliamentary officials from arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday as Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi…
Tehran Municipality ready to carry out projects in Baghdad: mayor
MNA – Mayor of Tehran, Pirouz Hanachi, said that the municipality is ready to work with Baghdad to carry out different urban…
Photos: UN special envoy for Iraqi affairs confers with Iran’s Zarif
IRNA | Marziyeh Soleimani: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq,…
Tehran, Baghdad play important role in regional fight against terrorism: Amir-Abdollahian
MNA – Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has stressed that the two countries…
Iraqi figure warns about US anti-Iran measures
IRNA – Senior Iraqi political figure on Saturday warned about the consequences of the US measure to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guard…
Iraqi militias reject US naming of Iran’s Guards as terrorist group
Reuters – A group of Iraq’s Shia militia groups said on Saturday that they strongly rejected the designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
Iran, Iraq exchange 39 economic delegations in 1 year
IRNA – Iran’s commercial attaché in Iraq said that in the Iranian year 1397 (ended March 20, 2019), 39 economic delegations were…
Iraq will be no starting point for action against neighbors, Salih assures Iran
Press TV – In a veiled warning to the US, President Barham Salih of Iraq says his country’s soil will not be…
Iran parliament speaker to attend inter-parliamentary conf. in Iraq
MNA – The Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will participate in an inter-parliamentary event in neighboring Iraq on April 20. An Iraqi…
Will Iraq reemerge as battleground between US, Iran?
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: As the Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “foreign terrorist organization”…
Three reasons why the Iraqi PM’s visit to Iran is important
Al Monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visited Tehran April 6-7, his first official visit to the neighboring…
Iraqi FM: Tehran-Baghdad ties strategic
IRNA – Iraq’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in a message underlined the fact that Iran and Iraq enjoy strategic relations. ‘Foreign…
No regime can affect Iran-Iraq growing relations: MP
MNA – Efforts of regional or trans-regional regimes to sow discord between Iran and Iraq will have no negative impact on the…
Iranian, Iraqi parl. speakers emphasize on expanding bilateral coop.
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammad al-Halbousi met and held talks late on Saturday on the…
Iraqi minister of oil hopes for enhanced energy cooperation with Iran
SHANA – Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadhban expressed optimism for furthering cooperation between Iran and Iraq for the benefit of the…
Tehran, Baghdad discuss boosting security coop.
MNA – Iran and Iraq are weighing the possibility of expanding security cooperation, including the fight against terrorism. In a meeting between…
First VP: US unable to block Iran-Iraq efforts to deepen ties
FNA – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined that the visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Iran indicated the…
Banking relations with Iraq to get facilitated: CBI gov.
MNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced on Sunday that Iran-Iraq banking relations will be eased to lubricate…
Iran, Iraq ‘agree on aerial defense cooperation’
Press TV – Iran’s top military commander says the country and its neighbor Iraq have agreed to cooperate in the area of…
Weekly report: Iraqi PM in Iran to cement ties in blow to US sanctions
April 7, The Iran Project – Iran’s president urges using all capacities in flood-hit areas; Iran marks 40th anniversary of Islamic Republic…
Photos: Iraqi FM meets with Zarif in Tehran
Tasnim | Seyyed Mahmoud Hosseini: Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim, who is visiting Iran along with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on…
Economy min. promises incentives for doing business in Iraq
MNA – Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Farhad Dejpasand said Iranian traders will be provided with plenty of incentives to…
Iraqi FM confers with Zarif
IRNA – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Saturday. Al-Hakim is…
Iraqi govt. should take actions to force US troops out of Iraq: Ayatollah Khamenei
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has urged the Iraqi government to take actions to make the American troops…
Iraqi PM meets with Supreme leader
IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and accompanying delegation met on Saturday evening with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah…
Photos: Leader’s meeting with Iraqi PM, his entourage
Tasnim – The Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and his entourage met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, on…
Zarif: Iran determined to realize cooperation potentials with Iraq
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister in a message hailed Iraqi prime minister’s trip to Iran, saying Iran is determined to realize cooperation…
Iraqi PM plans to bring Iran, S Arabia closer to each other during Tehran visit
MNA – An Iraqi source said that the Iraqi PM will try to bring Iran and Saudi Arabia’s viewpoints closer to each…
President Rouhani: Quds Palestine’s permanent capital, Golan Syrian soil
President.ir – The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Prime Minister of Iraq stressed that both governments are serious…
Saudi reopens consulate in Iraq amid warming Iran ties
Press TV – Saudi Arabia has reopened its consulate in Iraq as Riyadh seeks closer ties with Baghdad amid Iran’s growing relations…
Iran central bank chief to visit Iraq in near future
MNA – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will visit Iraq in the near future to complete and pave…
Iraq owes much of its stability to Iran: Iraqi PM
MNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said Saturday that his country owes much of its current peace and stability to Iran’s…
Photos: President Rouhani, Iraqi PM hold joint presser in Tehran
ISNA | Amir Kholousi: Speaking on Saturday in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Iraq, the President described relations…
President Rouhani: Conditions optimal for deepening ties with Iraq
President.ir – Speaking on Saturday in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Iraq, the President described relations between the…
Photos: Meeting of high-ranking delegations of Iran and Iraq
ISNA | Amir Kholousi: President Hassan Rouhani officially welcomed the Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Saturday at Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex.…
Rouhani says Iran ready to expand gas, power trade with Iraq – TV
Reuters – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for Iran and neighbouring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity trade and…
Photos: Pres. Rouhani welcomes Iraqi PM in Tehran
President.ir – President Hassan Rouhani received Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who arrived in Tehran this morning for a two-day official visit.…
Pres. Rouhani welcomes Iraqi PM in Tehran
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani received Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who arrived in Tehran this morning for a two-day official visit.…