Iran’s presence in Iraq on Baghdad government request
IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi stressed that Iran’s presence in Iraq was at the request of the Iraqi government to…
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Iran sent arms to Iraq to fight ISIS, U.S. says
WASHINGTON — Iran has deployed advanced rockets and missiles to Iraqto help fight the Islamic State in Tikrit, a significant escalation of firepower and another…
As Israel lets the Syrians battle it out, Iran deters Israel from next door
Hezbollah is clearly determined to establish a new status quo along the Syrian and Lebanese border, which it sees as a single…
Iraq militia leader hails Iran’s ‘unconditional’ support
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. has failed to live up to its promises to help Iraq fight Islamic State extremists, unlike…
Iran daily: Regime hails victory against Islamic State in Iraq
Maintaining his campaign proclaiming Iran’s influence throughout the Middle East, the head of the Revolutionary Guards has hailed victory over the Islamic…
Dempsey: US worries about Iran-backed militias in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is playing a helpful role against Islamic State militants in Iraq now, but once the extremists are vanquished,…
Iran, Iraq and Islamic State
Iraqi forces heavily fortified by Iran-backed Shiite militia fighters have launched an assault to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists. The Iraqis report progress,…
‘No doubt’ Iran-Iraq joint forces will retake Tikrit from ISIL – Pentagon
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that combination of Iraqi and Iranian military forces, dominated by…
Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s spy commander, introduced to a new generation
Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general helping militias fight the Islamic State in Iraq, is known by many names. He’s the “Shadow Commander,”…
Washington: US won’t work with Iranian forces in Iraq
WASHINGTON – The US military will not take part in the liberation of Tikrit due to the participation of Iranian forces and…
Iran’s role in Iraq could be positive: US general
WASHINGTON: Iran’s role in an Iraqi military offensive to recapture Tikrit could be positive as long as it does not fuel sectarian divisions in…
Another Iranian commander killed in Iraq
A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Iraq, Iranian media reported. The Tasnim news agency, said…
Iraq: Our collaboration with Iran in war against ISIS ‘is not a secret’
The Iraqi Prime Minister, during the World Economic Forum, declared that his country’s collaboration with the Iranian military in waging war against…
No Iranian soldier in Iraq, says al-Abadi
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reiterated that there is not even one Iranian soldier inside Iraqi soil. “They (Iranians) have…
Iran news round up – January 13, 2015
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iraqi MP rejects reports on Iran’s military presence in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary General of Iraq’s Badr Organization Hadi al-Ameri strongly denied allegations on Iran’s military presence in the Arab country,…
Iran denies military presence in Iraq
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Iran’s FM spokeswoman has denied Iran’s military presence in Iraq…