Talks with neighbors over water rights, dam construction on Iran’s agenda, says Iran FM
Iran’s foreign minister says the foreign, interior, and energy ministries have formed a joint committee to follow up on the issues related…
Tag Archives: Iraq
The rough road ahead of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Iranian Diplomacy | Ali Mousavi Khakhali: Amid the Coronovirus pandemic and the nosedive that oil price has taken, so much so that…
Iraq appoints new prime minister after months of protests and jockeying
The Guardian | Intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi is regarded as being acceptable to both US and Iran Iraqi lawmakers have approved a…
First coronavirus death reported in Iraq — media
TASS – The first death from the novel coronavirus has been recorded in Iraq, the Rudaw TV channel reported, citing local authorities.…
Interior min.: Arbaeen security provided fully by Iraq: Interior min.
MNA – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sunday that “Iraq’s security was at its highest during the Arbaeen ceremonies…
Iraq rejects participation in US-led maritime coalition in Middle East
Sputnik – Earlier in the day, the United Arab Emirates stated that it would take part in a US-led maritime coalition that…
Iran condoles with Iraq over death of pilgrims in Karbala
MNA – Iran has expressed commiserations with the Iraqi government and nation over a deadly stampede in the holy city of Karbala,…
Iraqi PM discusses Iranian nuclear case with European ambassadors
MNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Saturday discussed the Iranian nuclear case and ways to find peaceful solutions to…
US drone crashes near Baghdad: Report
MNA – A US spy drone has crashed in northern Baghdad region, reported Iraq’s Buratha News Agency on Friday. The news outlet…
Iran says seized oil tanker in Gulf was an Iraqi vessel: IRNA
Reuters – Iran said on Sunday that an oil tanker sized by its elite forces in the Gulf for smuggling fuel was…
Iraq, Syria strategically complement Iran: Maj. Gen. Safavi
MNA – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said Wed. that Iraq and Syria are strategically…
Iraq to convey Iran’s offer of nonaggression pact to gulf states – Diplomat
Sputnik – The Iraqi authorities are going to convey Tehran’s proposal to conclude a nonaggression pact to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Iraqi…
Iran army chief talks of Saudi role in acts of sabotage in Iraq, UAE
Tasnim – Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said Saudi Arabia had a role in the recent acts of sabotage…
Hakim: Iraq able to mediate between Iran, US
IRNA – Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Seyyed Ammar Hakim referred to Iraq good ties with Iran and the…
Could Iraq play a role in easing US-Iran tensions?
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided May 8 to cancel his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and…
Hakim urges Baghdad’s mediatory role for Tehran, Washington
IRNA – Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Seyyed Ammar Hakim called for Baghdad’s mediatory role between Tehran and Washington…
Iraqi parliamentary summit kicks off in Baghdad
IRNA – Iraq’s parliamentary summit kicked off in Baghdad on Saturday bringing together regional powers, including Iran, in a show of unity.…
Iraqi FM: Golan is Syrian territory
IRNA – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim said on Sunday that his country rejects the US president’s allegations on the occupied…
People from 6 Arab countries launch campaign to aid Iranian flood-hit ones
MNA – Six Arab countries of Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Tunisia started a campaign under ‘#Ahl_vafa’ in Gaza, to send…
US’ designation of IRGC terrorist threatens region’s stability: Iraq
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmad Al-Sahaf warned on Wednesday that the US move against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will…
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi warns Israel against possible attacks, pledges strong response
Press TV – Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi has warned Israel against “playing with fire” after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted that…
Iran’s top general derides Trump’s ‘Humiliating’ visit to Iraq
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri derided US President Donald Trump’s “humiliating and…
Iran not to remain silent on regional instability
Tasnim – Past experiences show that Iran does not remain silent in the face of moves aimed at destabilizing the region, Head…
Millions of Iranian Shia Muslims attend great march of Arbaeen in Iraq
Tasnim – Millions of Iranian Shia pilgrims crossed the borders with Iraq on Saturday, in order to take part at the world’s…
Leader of Iraq’s Fath alliance withdraws candidacy for PM
Tasnim – Leader of Iraq’s Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri withdrew his candidacy for prime minister on Tuesday, putting the country one step…
Iran: Firing Iraqi nat’l security advisor ‘internal issue’
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman announced that Iran will not interfere in recent ousting of the National Security Advisor of Iraq…
Iran says three OPEC members to veto Saudi-proposed supply boost
Bloomberg – Iran says Venezuela and Iraq will join it in blocking a proposal to increase oil production that’s backed by Saudi…
Iraq’s Sairoon, Fatah political parties announce alliance
Press TV – Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and head of the country’s Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri have announced a political alliance between…
Any military escalation in Syria terrible for Middle East security, stability: Iraq FM
Press TV – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has warned of the huge dangers of a military escalation in Syria, stating that any…
Saudi Arabia rejects reports of bin Salman’s upcoming visit to Iraq
Press TV – Riyadh has dismissed reports that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is planning to pay a visit to…
Baghdad urged to confiscate assets of Saddam’s cronies
Press TV – The Accountability and Justice Committee in Iraq has urged the Baghdad government to confiscate the assets of scores of…
Iran seeks water diplomacy with neighboring countries
MNA – Leader’s top military aide said Tue. that Iran seeks to open talks on water management with Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey and…
Ex-envoy highlights next Iraqi gov’t challenges
Tasnim – Iran’s former ambassador to Baghdad talked about the main priorities and challenges that the next government of Iraq, to be…
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…
Saudi Arabia, conditions for Iraq reconstruction aids
Alwaght – Enduring several years aggression and occupation by terrorist groups and air campaign of the US-led international coalition that has inflected…
Ex-Iranian envoy upbeat about Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections
Tasnim) – Former Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi Qomi hailed the current political situation in the Arab country and predicted that…
Iran not behind in developing West Karoon plays: Official
An Iranian oil official says the country is not behind its neighbor Iraq in developing the West Karoon oilfields. Gholamreza Manouchehri, deputy…
Leader’s envoy meets Nujaba Secy. Gen. in Iraq
MNA – Iranian Leader’s Representative in Iraq and Syria, Ayatollah Hosseini, met and talked with Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba Leader Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi.…
Iraqi warplanes kill nearly dozen Daesh militants near Iran border
Press TV – A high-ranking Iraqi military official says nearly a dozen Daesh Takfiri terrorists were killed when Iraqi Air Force fighter…
Hezbollah Brigades warn US to leave Iraq
MNA – Hezbollah Brigades warned the US on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of Iraq war to leave Iraqi lands of…