Turkey says will continue negotiations with Iran on Iraqi Kurdistan
IRNA – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday that the developments in the Iraqi Kurdistan region are a threat…
Tag Archives: Iraq’s Kurdistan Referendum
10 Iraqi MPs leave funeral procession for Kurdish flag on Talabani coffin
IRNA – Ten Iraqi lawmakers left the funeral procession of Jalal Talabani in Sulaymaniyeh in protest to Kurdistan region’s flag on the…
Iran not to blame Iraq’s Kurds for certain people’s strategic mistakes: Zarif
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denounced the recent moves by a few people in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region as a…
Turkey to close borders with Iraqi Kurdistan ‘soon’: Erdogan
Press TV – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will “soon” shut its border and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in…
US, foreign powers after creation of new Israel: Leader
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and Israel benefit from the recent…
Iran’s coverage: Iran, Turkey against any disintegration plot in region: Rouhani says
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran, Turkey against any disintegration plot in region: Pre. Rouhani President Rouhani…
Iran, Turkey against any disintegration plot in region: Pre. Rouhani
MNA – President Rouhani of Iran told the joint presser following his meeting with Turkish President Erdogan that Iran and Turkey are…
Leader’s Top Military Aide warns of long war by changing regional states borders
FNA- Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi blamed the US and Israel for coaxing the…
Turkey to take stronger steps in response to Iraqi Kurdish referendum: Erdogan
Reuters – Turkey will take stronger steps in retaliation for the Iraqi Kurdish referendum last week, having already taken some measures in…
Turkey’s Erdogan in Iran, Kurdish independence on agenda
Reuters – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss a possible joint response against a Kurdish vote in…
Secessionist efforts in Iraq detrimental to Middle East: Iran defense minister
Press TV – In the wake of the secessionist bids of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir…
KRG referendum alternative to Qatari crisis
MNA – The acting editor-in-chief of The Tehran Times said an earlier referendum on the Kurdish region would have alleviated the need…
Turkish commander reviews Kurdish referendum with senior Iranian officials
October 3, The Iran Project – Visiting Chief of the General Staff of Turkey Hulusi Akar arrived in Tehran Sunday evening (Oct…
Commander: Wargames in western Iran clear message to enemies
FNA- Lieutenant Commander of Iran’s Ground Force General Nozar Nemati announced that his forces’ military drills codenamed Eqtedar (Might) underway in the…
Sovereignty of neighbors important to Iran: VP
Tasnim – Spokesperson for the Iranian administration highlighted the significance that Tehran attaches to the sovereignty of its neighbors, saying it is…
Strategic Blunder, Tactical Mistake: Tehran should not respond to Kurdish referendum with sanctions
Iranian Diplomacy- Despite the strategic blunder of Kurdistan referendum, Iran should not retaliate with the tactical mistake of imposing sanctions on Erbil.…
Kurdish referendum helps boost Takfiri terrorism: Shamkhani
Press TV – A senior Iranian official says the recent secession plebiscite held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will help boost Takfiri…
International, regional players against Kurdish referendum
October 2, The Iran Project – International and regional players have been loud and clear in their opposition to the Iraqi Kurdistan…
Iran deploys tanks at border with Iraq’s Kurdish region: Kurdish official
Reuters – Iran deployed on Monday a dozen tanks supported by artillery at the border with Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, a Kurdish…
Top Commander: Referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region not acceptable to Iran, Turkey
FNA- Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri underlined that Tehran and Ankara don’t recognize the results…
Iranian official: One-third of Iran’s Iraqi exports goes to KRG
MNA – Iranian head of Iran-Iraq joint chamber of commerce said that one-third of the country’s overall exports to Iraq has been…
Iran’s FM calls for Kurdish talks with Baghdad
Press TV- Iran says a recent controversial secession referendum in the northern Iraq runs counter to the Arab country’s constitution, calling on Kurdish authorities to negotiate…
Turkish president due in Iran for key talks
Tasnim – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will travel to Iran on October 4 to discuss the latest regional developments,…
PUK loses Iran’s friendship after Kurdistan referendum
IFP – An Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker says the referendum on the Kurdistan region’s independence has led to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan…
Netanyahu glosses over Israeli role in Kurdish secession bid
Press TV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied Turkey’s accusation that the regime was involved in a recent controversial secession…
Kurdish secession bid in Iraq threat to entire region: Hezbollah chief
Press TV – The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the potential breakaway of the Kurdistan region in Iraq is…
Iraq to defend Kurdish people against threats: Premier
Press TV – Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reaffirmed the country’s determination to protect its Kurdish population against any threats, amid…
Mohsen Rezaei: KRG referendum ‘Barzani’s coup against rivals’
MNA– Former IRGC General Mohsen Rezaei said the independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region was KRG President Masoud Barzani’s coup…
Israel played role in Iraq’s Kurdish referendum: Turkish president
Press TV- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel’s Mossad spy agency has played a role in the recent Kurdish independence referendum…
Iraq government hails top Shia cleric’s stand on Kurdistan Referendum
IFP- The office of Iraq’s prime minister and also the head of the country’s National Wisdom Stream hailed top Shiite Grand Ayatollah…
Barzani’s independence bid means boosting Daesh, Israel: Iranian official
Tasnim – An adviser to Iran’s parliament said on Saturday that the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) president’s bid for independence is tantamount…
Iraqi Kurdistan accepts Sistani’s initiative on referendum issue
IRNA – The Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan Region accepted the initiative suggested by the country’s religious authority on the issue of referendum,…
Iran, Iraq to stage joint military drills in coming days: Commander
Tasnim– The armed forces of Iran and neighboring Iraq plan to hold joint military exercises in coming days, Deputy Chief of Staff…
Iraq ‘to take control of Kurdistan borders’
Press TV- Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially…
Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraqi Kurdistan
Sputnik News– Despite claims to stay the ‘eternal friend of Kurds’, Iran reportedly temporarily banned its companies transporting oil products from Iraqi…
US ‘does not recognize’ Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Tillerson
Press TV- The United States does not officially recognize a unilateral independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish region, says Secretary of…
Kurdistan refuses to relinquish border crossings to Iraq amid referendum tensions
Press TV- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has refused to relinquish control of its border crossings to the Iraqi government as Arab-Kurd tensions…
Iran’s top Sunni cleric backs Iraq’s integrity, unity
Press TV- Iran’s prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Abdul Hamid has voiced his objection to the potential secession of the northern Kurdistan region…
Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Sistani opposes Kurdistan’s secession
Press TV- Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has voiced opposition to the secession of the northern Kurdistan region from the…
Former KRG PM emerges to shake up Kurdish politics
Al-Monitor | Fazel Hawramy: As referendum frenzy engulfs Iraqi Kurdistan, a prominent Iraqi Kurdish politician has been busy putting together a coalition…