Kurdistan continues oil exports To Iran despite US sanctions
Oil Price – Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan continues to keep oil exports and economic relations with Iran despite the U.S. sanctions…
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Iranian-Kurdish ties will outlast Trump: Zarif
Rudaw – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that US President Donald Trump has no place in Iran’s relationship with the…
Iran FM, Iraqi Kurdistan PM discuss issues of interest
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad-Javad Zarif and Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Region met and discussed issues of mutual…
Zarif arrives in Iraqi Kurdistan Region
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Kurdistan Region with business leaders this morning. Heading a politico-economic delegation, Iran…
Iran’s Zarif to visit Iraq Kurdistan Region today
IRNA – Iran consul general to Erbil announced that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to have a trip to Iraq…
Baghdad reacts to Iran’s missile attack on terrorists in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Tasnim – Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Sunday reacted to a missile attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards…
Iraqi Kurdistan PM meets top Iranian officials
January 22, The Iran Project – Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and his accompanying delegation arrived in Tehran Saturday night (Jan.…
Iran announces decision to reopen crossings into Kurdistan Region
Rudaw– Iran will reopen major border crossings with the Kurdistan Region which had been shut by Tehran since mid-October. Iranian Interior Minister…
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…
Iranian officials warn against separatist moves in Iraq
September 27, The Iran Project – Despite opposition by the Iraqi federal government and regional states, as well as international warnings, the…
Iraqi Kurdistan defies world with independence vote
September 25, The Iran Project – Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region is holding an independence referendum in the face of strong objections from…
SNSC: Kurdistan’s polling triggers sectarian conflicts, disputes
IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that conduct of polling in Kurdistan will…
Kurdistan, Iran sign two economic protocols to develop trade relations
Kurdistan24– The Kurdistan Region on Saturday signed two trade protocols with Iran aimed at fostering improved bilateral economic ties between both sides.…
Iraqi PM: Kurdish independence referendum decision untimely
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that the Kurdish minority’s decision to hold an independence referendum is untimely. “Every part…
Automated border control to enhance movement, trade with Iran
Rudaw – Authorities in the Kurdistan Region have announced that the main border gate of Parwez Khan to the neighbouring Iran will…
Kurdistan hopes to entice Iranian tourists with longer visas
Rudaw– In an effort to attract more tourists from Iran and its Kurdish region and to help boost the local economy, the…
Why Israel backs Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s independence?
Alwaght– For long decades, the Kurds of Iraq have struggled to secure their independence from Iraq. The ethnic group set big hopes…
Iraqi Kurdistan oil a slippery issue
Al Monitor| Ali Mamouri- Iran and Turkey are trying to extend their economic influence over Iraqi Kurdistan oil, even as controversy flares…
Iran warns to destroy MKO bases near borders with Iraqi Kurdistan region
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran warned of tough action against the bases and offices of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK,…
“I want to stay here and take care of Syrian children.”
Yasser, a 27 year old English teacher in Kawergosk refugee camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, relaxes in the teacher’s common room, chatting…
IRGC Quds commander meets leaders of Iraq’s Kurdistan region
TEHRAN (FNA)- Local media in Iraqi Kurdistan region reported that Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Major General…
Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan region discuss enhanced consular services for citizens
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Officials from Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region explored avenues for closer bilateral ties, with both stressing the need…
Iran to provide Iraq’s Kurdistan Region with gas, gasoline
Iran has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iraq’s Kurdistan to export gas and gasoline to the semi-autonomous region. An Iranian delegation…
Iran, Kurdistan Region to boost ties
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The Governor of Sulaimaniyah described improvement of ties and multilateral relations with Iran a priority for Kurdistan…
Iran played pivotal role in defeating ISIL in Iraq: Iran cmdr.
A senior Iranian commander says Iran played a pivotal role in defending Iraq’s Kurdistan Region against the ISIL terrorist group, noting that…
IRGC commander: US base in Northern Iraq no threat to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari downplayed enemies’ war rhetoric against Tehran, and…
Officials discover mass grave in northern Iraq
A mass grave containing at least two dozen people killed by the ISIL Takfiri militants is discovered in a troubled region which…