Iran, Iraq agree to form joint committee for inquiry into General Soleimani’s assassination
IRNA – A visiting Iraqi judicial delegation agreed on Sunday with an offer by Iran on forming a joint committee for inquiry…
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Iran, Iraq FMs examine assassination of Gen. Soleimani
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed al-Hakim on Sunday exchanged views how to probe into…
Iran welcomes election of Allawi as Iraq prime minister: Iran foreign ministry
Reuters – Iran welcomes Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi’s election as prime minister of Iraq, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday,…
Iraq’s power output declines as gas supplies from Iran fall
Bloomberg – Iraq’s production of electricity, excluding Kurdistan, has dropped by 27% within the past three months because of reduced shipments of…
Iran-Iraq economic ties won’t be affected by US tensions
Financial Tribune – Iran’s exports to Iraq stood at $6.3 billion in the nine months to Dec. 21, Hamid Hosseini, the secretary-general…
Those behind consulate attack aim to destroy Iran-Iraq relations: ambassador
MNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi reacted to Wednesday’s attack of rioters on Iranian consulate in Najaf, noting that enemies…
Iran intelligence tapped into CIA-run network in Iraq
The Guardian | Martin Chulov: Iranian intelligence officers have co-opted much of the Iraqi government’s cabinet, infiltrated its military leadership, and even…
Iraq closes southern border with Iran to travellers – security source, diplomat
Reuters – Iraq closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran to travellers from both countries on Saturday, an Iraqi security source…
Iranians, Iraqis launch online campaign to stress unbreakable bond
Press TV – An online campaign launched by Iranian and Iraqi users against foreign meddling has become a top trend on the…
Iran to boost electricity exports to Iraq
IRNA – Managing Director of Iran Grid Management Company, referring to good cooperation of the Iraqi government, said grounds will be prepared…
Iran closely watching developments in neighboring Iraq: Spokesman
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says Tehran is closely watching the recent developments in neighboring Iraq, where scores…
A Shia holiday turns into a test of Iranian power in Iraq
The New York Times | Alissa J. Rubin and Farnaz Fassihi: The annual ceremony commemorating a founding figure of Shiite Islam is…
Iran, Iraq FMs discuss issues of mutual interest
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali Alhakim, held talks on Wednesday on the sidelines…
Iran’s envoy to Iraq thanks Iraq for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
IRNA – Iran’s envoy to Iraq expressed his gratitude on Sunday to Iraqi authorities and nation for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims. “I feel…
Iran offers 65-day temporary free visa to Iraqi nationals
IRNA – Iraqi nationals can travel to Iran without visas for 65 days as the two countries mind to further consolidate their…
Iran is to offer temporary visa free to Iraqi nationals
IRNA – Iran’s embassy in Baghdad issued a statement on Monday to announce that the Iranian government has decided to offer temporary…
Iran calls on Iraqi people to show restraint – spokesman
Reuters – Iran is calling on the Iraqi people to show restraint, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, after six days…
Iranian, Iraqi nation connected through faith, enemy plot to sow discord will fail: Leader
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the Iranian and Iraqi nations are connected…
Iran backs development of peace, stability in Iraq
MNA – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi highlighted the Islamic Republic’s support to the development of peace and security as well…
Iran: Iraq never lets aliens to disrupt calm
IRNA – Iran reacted to recent protests and disturbances in Iraq, saying that the Iraqi nation and government will timely act to…
Iranian interior min. suggests visa cancellation with Iraq
MNA – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has proposed the cancellation of visas between the two neighboring countries of Iran and…
Iranian bank to open 5 branches in Iraq
Financial Tribune – Parsian Bank, one of the leading private banks in Iran, is planning to open five more branches in Iraq,…
Iraq reopens Syria crossing in win for mutual ally Iran
Reuters – Iraq reopened its Qaim border-crossing with Syria on Monday after eight years of closure amid regional turmoil, in the latest…
Iran’s DFM, Hakim of Iraq examine regional developments
IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi-Ansari met on Saturday with the Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar Hakim…
Iraqi PM to make a trip to Iran: report
MNA – According to Iraqi media, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is planned to visit Iran. “Abdul-Mahdi, who has arrived from Saudi Arabia…
Iran, Iraq discuss ways of boosting cooperation
MNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Iranian Expatriates’ and Parliamentary Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari met Former Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri…
President in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart: Cementing Tehran-Baghdad ties should boost
President.ir – Speaking with the President of Iraq Barham Salih on Wednesday evening in New York on the sidelines of the 74th…
Iran, Iraq discuss regional developments
MNA – Foreign Ministers of Iran and Iraq held a phone conversation on Thursday. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his…
Photos: Supreme Leader receives a group of Iraqi benevolent people
ISNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received a group of Iraqi benevolent people hosting…
Leader receives Iraqi hosts of Arbaeen pilgrims
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a number of Iraqis who host millions of pilgrims visiting the…
Iran to hold exclusive expo of products in Sulaymaniyah in late Dec.
Tehran Times – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) will hold an exclusive exhibit of Iranian products in Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan from…
What is Iran’s message in Sadr meeting with Khamenei?
Al-Monitor | Ali Mamouri : Shortly after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared Sept. 10 in the presence of Iranian Supreme Leader…
Ilam-Najaf direct flights for Arbaeen pilgrims
MNA – Iran and Iraq have agreed to launch direct flights between the western Iranian city of Ilam and the holy Iraqi…
Iran to transfer capital market knowledge, experience to Iraq
Tehran Times – A group of representatives from Iranian and Iraqi capital markets are set to cooperate in a joint project in…
Shalamcheh-Basra railway project to start soon: RAI head
Tehran Times – Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said Shalamcheh-Basra railway project will be commenced…
Photos: Iranian, Iraqi ministers meet in Tehran
MNA – Iraq’s Interior Minister Yassin Taher al-Yasiri and Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami met in Tehran on Sunday to…
Minister: Iran aims to help boost Iraq’s defense power
Tasnim – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami described efforts to strengthen Iraq’s military capabilities as a main policy of the…
Iraqi interior minister arrives in Tehran
IRNA – Iraqi Interior Minister Yasin Al-Yaseri arrived in Tehran on Saturday to hold talks with the Iranian officials on issues of…
Iraqi Interior Minister due in Iran
IRNA – Iranian Interior Minister Mohammad Reza Rahmani Fazli said that his Iraqi counterpart Yassin Taha al-Yassri is to visit Iran to…
Iran has arranged agreements with Iraqi officials for reopening Khosravi border during ‘Arbaeen’
MNA – Iran has arranged initial agreements with Iraqi officials for reopening Khosravi border during Arbaeen ceremonies in the current year (started…