Iran, Iraq eyeing electricity cooperation in Kirkuk
IRNA – Iraq Electricity Minister said that Iraqi National Electricity Company is to hold talks with an Iranian company called ‘Sanir’ to…
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Daesh terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed
Press TV – At least seven people have lost their lives when remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group launched an attack…
Iraq to export 30k bpd of Kirkuk oil to Iran
Press TV- Iraq says it will start exporting about 30,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from oil fields in its northern…
Iraq says to export Kirkuk oil to Iranian refinery
Tasnim – Tehran and Baghdad have agreed in principle to export Kirkuk oil to Iran, according to the Iraqi oil ministry. Iraqi…
Iraq in talks to export Kirkuk oil to Iranian refinery
Press TV- Iran and Iraq have reportedly started talks over the shipment of crude oil from the fields around Kirkuk to the…
Iraqi Kurdistan developments discussed in Iran parliament
IRNA – Iranian lawmakers discussed the latest developments on the ground in the Iraqi Kurdistan region in Majlis National Security and Foreign…
Kirkuk achilles heel to both Iraq and Kurdistan: Expert
Iranian Diplomacy | Hassan Hanizadeh: A three-day conflict broke out in Kirkuk between the Iraqi army and the Peshmerga forces following the Kurdish independence…
KRG official lauds General Soleimani for “Sincere” behavior towards Iraqi Kurds
FNA- Representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Tehran Nazim Dabagh announced that the Kurdish leaders are now ready to…
Barzani’s miscalculations and the future of Kirkuk
Iranian Diplomacy | Sadegh Maleki: Political threats and opportunities are fluid in essence, but Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdish Regional Government,…
Baghdad to retake Erbil faster than Kirkuk: Amir-Abdollahian
MNA – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Amir-Abdollahian posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday that a united Iraq is…
Iran denies role in recapture of Kirkuk
Al-Monitor- Iranian media and officials have expressed support for the Iraqi forces’ operation to recapture Kirkuk, but deny that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on October 18
IFP – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, October 18, and picked headlines from…
No need for foreign forces in Iraq’s Kirkuk: Iranian general
Tasnim – Iraqi troops have taken control of the city of Kirkuk and can handle the situation there single-handedly, a top Iranian…
Kurdish forces withdraw to June 2014 line: Iraqi commander
Press TV- A senior Iraqi military commander says Kurdish Peshmerga forces have pulled backed to the positions they held in June 2014,…
Iraqi president calls for dialogue with Kurds
TASS– Iraqi President Fuad Maasum urged the Baghdad government and the Kurdish autonomy leadership to immediately launch a dialogue on overcoming the…
Oil prices rise on tighter U.S. market, Middle East tensions
Reuters – Oil prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by a fall in U.S. crude inventories and concerns that tensions in the Middle…
Iraq’s Kurdistan leader says recent referendum won’t be in vain
Press TV- The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan has said the independence vote recently held throughout the region won’t be in vain. On…
Iran’s coverage: Iran playing no role in Iraq’s Kirkuk operation: Velayati
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran has no role in Kirkuk operation: Leader’s Aide Ali Akbar Velayati,…
Iran has no role in Kirkuk operation: Leader’s Aide
IFP- Ali Akbar Velayati, an international advisor to Iran’s Leader, has dismissed allegations of the Islamic Republic’s involvement in the Iraqi army’s…
Kurds’ retreat from Kirkuk foils Barzani’s plot against region: Iranian Official
Tasnim – A member of Iran’s Expediency Council said the Kurdish Peshmerga forces’ withdrawal from the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk put…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 17
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, October 17, and picked headlines…
Iraqi premier orders hoisting of national flag in Kirkuk, other Kurdish regions
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the hoisting of Iraqi national flag in the country’s oil-rich northern province…
Iraqi PM appoints Arab acting governor for Kirkuk
IFP- Iraqi premier has reportedly appointed an Arab politician as the new acting governor of Kirkuk, which is the scene of conflict…
Kirkuk wells under Iraqi Federal Gov’t control
IRNA – Iraqi forces captured Lilan region, Baba Gurgur oil wells, and the headquarters of the North Oil Company (NOC), northwest of…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 16
Iran Front Page- All newspapers today continued covering the reactions to US President Donald Trump’s speech against the Islamic Republic. The Iraqi…
Iraqi forces take control of ‘vast’ regions in disputed Kirkuk
Press TV – Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk following clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga forces who…
Kurdish Peshmerga refuse calls to evacuate Iraq’s Kirkuk
Press TV- Kurdish troops in Iraq have rejected a call from governmental forces to withdraw from a strategic location in Kirkuk’s southern…
Iraq tells Peshmerga to pull out from Kirkuk: Kurdish official
Press TV- A senior Iraqi Kurdish official says the Baghdad government has set a deadline for Kurdish forces to withdraw from positions…
Iraqi parliament authorizes PM to deploy troops in Kirkuk
MNA– The Iraqi parliament has given a “mandate” to Prime Minister Haider Abadi to deploy troops in Iraqi Kurdistan’s disputed province of…
Iraqi govt. forces, allies poised to launch Hawija operation
Press TV – An Iraqi military official says government forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, are preparing to launch…
Iran warns Iraq’s Kirkuk decision to back Kurdish referendum provocative
Press TV- Iran says a decision by councilors in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to take part in next month’s independence referendum…
Iran, Iraq reach deal over Kirkuk pipeline
Press TV – Iran says it has reached an agreement with Iraq to construct a pipeline that would export crude oil from…
Qasemi: Hoisting any flag in Kirkuk except Iraq’s national flag mounts tension
IRNA — Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that hoisting any flag except Iraq’s national flag in Kirkuk in Northern…
Iraq and Iran agree to resolve dispute on joint oil fields
Al Monitor| Sara al-Qaher: On Feb. 20, the Iraqi Oil Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iranian Oil Ministry to settle disputes…
Kurdish ISIS leader killed in coalition airstrike on Hawija, police official says
Rudaw– A Kurdish leader of ISIS was killed Tuesday in an airstrike in Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, by the US-led coalition. “On…
Saddam’s cousin arrested in a water tank in Kirkuk!
Kirkuk Police Chief, Brigadier General Sarhad Qadir, said that “Police forces carried out extensive raid and search operations in Daquq district (35…
Photos: Bodies of Iranian martyrs of Kirkuk blast arrive home
Qasr-e Shirin – The bodies of four Iranian martyrs of Kirkuk suicide attack arrives home following legal procedures on via Parviz Khan…
Iraqi forces advance against Daesh in Kirkuk, Nineveh
Iraqi forces have been making more advances against the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh in the northern Kirkuk and Nineveh provinces. Clashes…
15 Iraqi women slain in US-led airstrike in Kirkuk province
At least 15 women have lost their lives and scores of other civilians have sustained injuries when fighter jets operated by the…
Iran censures terrorist attack in Kirkuk, killing 4 Iranians
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Friday strongly condemned a suicide attack by Daesh terrorists at a…