White House pressure never to undermine Iran-Iraq parliamentary ties
MNA– Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said “the relations between Tehran and Baghdad are strategic, and pressures of the White…
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Iraq appoints new ambassador to Iran
IRNA – Baghdad has appointed a new ambassador to Tehran, according to Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub. Mahjoub announced in a…
Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran
PanARMENIAN.Net – Iraq’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub declared on Wednesday, September 19 evening that Iraqi ambassador to Tehran has been recalled to Baghdad. Iraq Foreign…
Iran 1, US 0: Iraq chooses a parliament speaker
Al Monitor | Ali Mamouri: Iraq’s parliament elected Mohammed al-Halbousi as its new speaker on Sept. 15, opening the door for the formation of…
Iran’s Parviz Khan Border Crossing, strategically important for Iran-Iraq
IRNA- Parviz Khan official border is among the most important border crossings between Iran and Iraq, an Iranian official said on Monday.…
Enemy seeking sedition between Iran, Iraq: Official
IRNA – Enemies of Iran and Iraq are seeking to make sedition between Iranian and Iraqi people, a senior Iranian official said…
Iraq no base for anti-Iran attacks: New parliament speaker
IFP – The newly-elected speaker of the Iraqi legislature says he won’t tolerate efforts by anti-Iran groups to use Iraq’s soil to…
Iran to stand by Iraqi gov’t, nation: Parliament speaker
IRNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that Iran will always stand by the Iraqi government and nation. Speaking in…
Iraqi social media users sympathize with Iran over Basra attack
IRNA – Users of social media in Iraq in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi expressed sympathy over recent…
Iraqis march in Basra to deplore attack on Iran consulate
Press TV – Iraqis from different walks of life have staged a march in the southern city of Basra to condemn a…
Iran Parliament speaker congratulates new Iraqi Parliament speaker
IRNA – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, in a message on Saturday, congratulated Mohammed al-Halbousi on his election as Iraq’s new Parliament…
Spokesman congratulates election of Iraqi speaker
IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi extended congratulation for election of Iraq parliament speaker on Saturday. According to the report of…
Iraq parliament elects pro-Iran list candidate as speaker
AFP – The Iraqi parliament elected the candidate of a pro-Iran list as speaker on Saturday, paving the way for the formation…
Iraqi cleric: Attack on Iranian consulate in Basra aimed to please US
IRNA – Najaf Friday prayers leader Sadruddin al-Qubanchi has said that the recent attack on Iranian consulate in Basra was clear hostility…
Iran supplying internet services to Iraq, minister says
Azer News – Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said nearly 70 percent of Iraq’s internet services are…
Marivan governor bans Iraqis from buying basic goods
MNA – The governor of Iranian western city of Marivan has banned Iraqi travellers from buying basic goods on the other side…
Iraqi FM: Attack on Iran’s consulate was attack on Iraq too
IRNA – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ebrahim al-Jafari said on Monday that attack on Iran’s consulate in Basra by a group of mercenaries…
Judiciary dealing with disrupting ties between Iran and Iraq
IRNA – Iran’s head of the judiciary said that it will deal with media that sow the seed of discord between the…
Iranian MP slams Basra chaos as plot to spoil Iran-Iraq ties
Tasnim – A senior Iranian lawmaker described the recent violent unrest in Iraq’s southern city of Basra and torching of the Iranian…
Iraq customs increases currency exit limit for Iran travel
MNA – Iraqi Customs put the maximum currency allowed for entering into the Islamic Republic of Iran at €10,000 or its equivalent.…
Iranian company halts medicine exports to Iraq, Afghanistan
MNA – Chief Executive of Soha Pharmaceutical Company, Kamran Yousefi, said the export of medicine to Iraq and Afghanistan has been halted…
Iraqi Hezbollah group slams attack on Iran consulate
IRNA – Members of Iraqi Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shia paramilitary group, attended Iran embassy in Baghdad and condemned recent attack on…
Iran summons Iraq’s envoy over consulate attack
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Tehran in protest at a mob attack on the Iranian consulate in…
Iraqi Hakim slams attack on Iran diplomatic mission in Basra
IRNA – Leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Hakim denounced Friday attack on Iranian Consulate General in Basra and also…
Iraq FM voices regret over attack on Iran consulate in Basra
IRNA – Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Mahjoob expressed severe regret over attack on Iran’s consulate in Basra. In a statement on…
Iran rejects news on Iranian nationals’ withdrawal from Basra
IRNA – Iranian embassy in Baghdad in a statement dismissed reports released by certain Iraqi media on withdrawal of Iranian citizens from…
Iran condemns ‘brutal’ attack on its consulate in Iraq’s Basra
Press TV – Iran has strongly condemned a “brutal” attack on its consulate in the port city of Basra in southern Iraq,…
US not allowed to affect Iran-Iraq relations: Amir-Abdollahian
MNA – A special adviser on international affairs to the Iranian parliament speaker says that Iran and Iraq will not allow the…
Iran envoy urges Baghdad to protest US unilateral acts
IRNA – US unilateral sanctions against Iran will harm the Iraqi people first and therefore Tehran expects Baghdad to protest such acts,…
Iran’s interior minister arrives in Iraq
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Interior Abdol-Reza Rahmani-Fazli arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for border talks with his Iraqi counterpart. He was welcomed…
Iran interior min. flies to Baghdad for security talks
MNA – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, at the head of a political-security delegation, left Tehran for Baghdad on Wednesday. During…
Iran supporting new Iraqi government
IRNA – The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad announced that it will support the new Iraqi government, as…
Iran says will work with any government formed in Iraq
Press TV – Iran says it will work with any government which is formed in neighboring Iraq after two political factions created an…
Al-Nujaba denies reports on Iran’s sending missiles to Iraq
IRNA – The head of Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement in a statement on Sunday termed as “palaver” claims made by certain news agencies…
Iran, Iraq to broaden defense cooperation
IRNA – Deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Qadir Nezamipour conferred on…
Iran major contributor to regional security: FM Spox
IRNA – The Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that Islamic Republic of Iran is the major factor in establishing security and…
Ex-envoy sees bright future for Iran-Iraq ties
Tasnim – Iran’s former ambassador to Iraq ruled out the possibility of any serious vacuum in Tehran-Baghdad relations, saying the two neighbors…
Spokesman dismisses rumors on Iran’s missiles sent to Iraq
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday categorically dismissed rumors on shipment of Iran-made missiles to Iraq and called the…
Iraq not to let any damage inflicted on Iran-Iraq ties: spokesperson
MNA – Saad al-Hadithi, the Iraqi government spokesperson, said on Tuesday that Iraq will not abide by US sanctions against Iran if…
Iraq sending team to US to seek deal on transactions with Iran
IRNA – Iraq will send a delegation to the United States to seek an agreement on financial transactions with Iran following Washington’s…