Zarif advises Iraqi Govt to exercise vigilance to thwart abuse of situation
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iraqi Government should heed the people’s legitimate demands and exercise…
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Iranian officials growing concerned about Iraqi protests
Al-Monitor – As the mostly peaceful protests over corruption and unemployment continue into their second week across Iraqi cities, Iranian officials are…
Iran says Iraq’s ongoing developments will have no impact on Arba’een march
Press TV – Iran says the ongoing unrest in Iraq will have no impact on ceremonies to commemorate Arba’een, which marks 40 days…
Ex-ambassador attributes Iraqi unrests to foreign interventions
IRNA – Former Iranian ambassador to Jordan said that the recent unrests of Iraq have originated from outside Iraq, adding that the…
Iraq says all evidence points to ‘malicious hands’ in protests
Press TV – Iraqi officials say there are “malicious hands” behind the killing of both protesters and security forces during the recent spate…
Iran’s Khosravi border crossing reopens to pilgrims visiting Iraq
Tasnim – The Khosravi border crossing in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah, which had been closed due to recent unrest in Iraq,…
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…
Foreign embassies ‘Stirring Up’ situation in Iraq: UK analyst
Tasnim – A political analyst from London said the embassies of the US and UK in Baghdad are taking advantage of Iraq’s…
Iraq authorities lift curfew as normalcy returns to streets of Baghdad
Press TV – Iraqi authorities have lifted a days-long curfew in Baghdad as normalcy returns to the streets of the country’s capital.…
Top Iranian official blames ‘Israel,’ ‘foreign hands’ for Iraq protests
Rudaw – A senior official in the Iranian parliament smeared ongoing protests in Iraq as being the work of “Zionists,” “terrorists” and…
Iraq’s top cleric urges all to avoid violence
Tasnim – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the top Shiite cleric of Iraq, called on security forces and protesters to avoid violence. “It…
Enemies behind recent unrest in Iraq: Iranian cleric
Tasnim – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said the enemies have created the recent unrest in Iraq to…
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…
Iraqi president urges immediate probe into attack on Iran’s consulate
IRNA – Iraqi President Fouad Masoum condemned attack on Iran’s Consulate in Basra and called for immediate investigation into the incident and…
Katyusha rockets fired at Basra airport in Iraq: Official
Tasnim – Unknown assailants fired three Katyusha rockets at Iraq’s Basra airport Saturday, an airport official said, after a chaotic and violent…
Iran Parliament to discuss Basra incident
IRNA – The committee of national security and foreign Policy of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) is going to hold a session to…
Parl. official says global arrogance behind Basra consulate attack
MNA – Adviser to Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mansour Haghighatpour, told Mehr News on Saturday that the recent developments in Iraqi city of…
Iraqi PM orders investigation into Basra violence
Tasnim – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered an investigation into recent violence reportedly sparked by mismanagement and the poor services…
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…
Protesters denounce US interference in Iraq’s domestic affairs
Press TV – Hundreds of Iraqis have taken to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, to vent their anger at the US…
Iraq protests kill 13 injures 729: Latest figures
IRNA – Public protests in Iraq have left at least 13 dead and injured 729 more in the past two weeks, a…
Who is turning Iraq protests violent, what can Iraqis do?
Alwaght – Over the past week, Iraq’s central and southern provinces have been swept by protests. The protests are coming while the…
Protests against poor services continue in Iraq
Press TV – Iraqi police say around 250 people have gathered at the main entrance to a major oilfield near the Iraqi city…
Iraqi people vigilance deters enemies’ plots: Iran defense minister
IRNA – Iran’s defense minister on Monday said that Iraqi people’s vigilance deterred the enemies’ conspiracies aimed at partitioning the region. Enemies…
Iran flights to Iraq’s Najaf redirected to Baghdad: Iranian state TV
Reuters – Flights from Iran to the Iraqi city of Najaf will be diverted to Baghdad, Iran’s state television reported on Sunday.…