Iran condemns brutal attack on pilgrims’ bus in Iraq
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi expressed deep regret over a terrorist attack on a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in…
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9 injured as bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq attacked
Press TV – At least nine Iranian pilgrims have been wounded after their bus came under a terrorist attack in Iraq’s northern…
Fire at Iraqi hotel kills two Iranian pilgrims
IFP – At least two Iranian women have been killed and another injured in a fire at a hotel in the holy…
Report on number of injured pilgrims in Najaf incorrect: Sources
IRNA – The report on smoke inhalation of a large number of Iranian pilgrims in Iraqi city of Najaf is not correct,…
Iranian martyrs of Iraq blast laid to rest
Press TV- As many as 37 of the Iranian martyrs of a massive bombing, which targeted pilgrims near the Iraqi capital of…
Senior cleric condoles families of Samara’s martyrs
IRNA – A senior Iranian cleric expressed condolences over the martyrdom of eight Iranian pilgrims in the terrorist blast in the Iraqi…
Iranian pilgrims death toll in Samara blast rises to 8: Official
IRNA– One more Iranian victim of Samara Sunday blast has succumbed to his injuries and the number of Iranian pilgrims killed in…
Iran bans travel to Iraq’s Samarra due to security concerns
MNA– Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi touched upon Sunday suicide bombings in Iraqi cities of Samarra and Tikrit,…
Foreign Ministry following up situation of injured Iranian pilgrims in Iraq
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Sunday said that the Ministry and Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad are firmly following up…
10 Iranian pilgrims killed in a suicide attack in Iraq: agency
Reuters– Ten Iranian pilgrims were killed in a suicide attack in Iraq’s holy city of Samarra, about 125 km (80 miles) north…
Number of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq to reach 1.5mln this year: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of Iranians going on pilgrimage to Iraq’s holy cities during the current Iranian year (which started March…
Iranian pilgrims of Iraqi religious sites to double this year
Baghdad, June 16, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Thursday that the number of Iranian pilgrims…
Health conditions of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq under control: Minister
Abadan, Nov 26, IRNA – Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi said on Thursday that there is no need for concern about health…
Leader urges action to meet Iranian pilgrims’ needs in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has issued an order calling for efforts to satisfy…
Shamkhani hails high security of Arbaeen ceremony in Iraq
Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani on Monday hailed security of the Arbaeen mourning…
Official: Iran-Iraq borders secure despite Influx of pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy minister said a high level of security prevails along the country’s joint borders with neighboring Iraq…
Iranian pilgrims of Imam Hussain face problems on way back home
Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA – Despite the entire efforts made by various concerned Iranian officials and especially the allocated facilities, the Iranian…
Photos of the week
7 December- 14 December International exhibit of IT, electronic equipment, computers opens in Tehran Int’l conference on world against violence, Extremism…
1,500k Iranians attend Arba’een rituals
The number of Iranian pilgrims visiting the Iraqi city of Karbala this year has hit a record high of 1,500,000. Iranian police…
Photos: Iranian pilgrims crossing Mehran border
Thousands of Iranian pilgrims are crossing Mehran border to enter Iraq’s territory for attending Arbaeen in the holy city of Karbala. …
Iran to dispatch city buses to provide services for pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is to send its city buses to border regions and Iraq in order to provide pilgrims with transportation…
Police predicts over 1.2 million Iranian pilgrims in Karbala
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Traffic Police Chief Eskandar Momeni predicted that the number of Iranian pilgrims traveling to Iraq for attending Arbaeen…
Muslim unity in Iraq: Sunnis join Shiite religious procession
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A large crowd of Sunni Muslims have attended the overcrowded procession of Shiite pilgrims marking Arbaeen, the 40th day…
Iraqi premier calls for removal of obstacles to Iranian pilgrims visits to holy shrines
Baghdad, Jan 16, IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday called for removal of existing obstacles to the visits of…
Official denies media report on death of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An official with Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization dismissed an earlier media report that a number of Iranian pilgrims…
Iran news round up December 18, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Senior MP blames Western spy agencies for recent blasts in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator took the western spy agencies responsible for the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq, the latest of…
Iranian pilgrim killed in terrorist attack in Samarra, Iraq
Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA – An official in charge of Hajj affairs told IRNA Wednesday that an Iranian pilgrim was killed and…