IRNA - Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNCS) of Iran Ali Shamkhani and Former Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi discussed situation in Iraq and the region here on Sunday. During his two-day visit to Iraq, Shamkhani held talks with Leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Hakim on current political conditions in ...

Press TV - Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has condemned US assassination of IRGC Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani, warning of devastating consequences for Iraq as senior Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr putall his forces on alert. The United States confirmed early on Friday that its forces had assassinated Gen. Soleimani and Abu Mahdi ...

Press TV - The situation in Iraq remains tense. Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has gathered the countrys security chiefs for a meeting, and called for measures to ensure the safety of protesters amid an ongoing wave of anti-government demonstrations. Abdul-Mahdi held a meeting with the country's security chiefs as well as on Saturday night. During ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday thanked the Iraqi president and prime minister and religious leaders for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims. In his message to Iraq's President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, President Rouhani said that millions of people attended the Arbaeen Walk this year, which shows the congregation is not just ...

MNA While in Iraq to take part in Arbaeen processions, Irans First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri has held a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi to thank Iraqi people and government for hosting the million-people religious ceremony. The First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri arrived in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Arbaeen ...

MNA Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Saturday discussed the Iranian nuclear case and ways to find peaceful solutions to avoid risks of tensions with the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany. A statement by his office said that Abdul Mahdi received the three ambassadors in Baghdad, and "discussed with them cooperation and coordination ...

ISNA | Borna Qassemi: President Hassan Rouhani officially welcomed the Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Monday evening. President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq then sat down for a meeting after the ceremony.        ...

MNA The Iraqi Prime Minister Adil-Mahdi has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, including the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei. The Iraqi prime minister's office has issued a statement announcing that Adil Abdul-Mahdi has arrived in Tehran. According to the statement, the Iraqi premier's visit to ...

Tasnim Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi plans to pay an official visit to Iran, likely on Monday, to hold talks with senior officials of the Islamic Republic on issues of mutual interest, local media reported. Quoting informed sources, the Arabic-language al-Forat TV Network reported that Abdul-Mahdi will arrive in Tehran later on Monday. During ...

Sputnik - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad to discuss the situation in the Middle East amid rising tensions between the Teheran and Washington, the Iraqi government said. "[Iranian] Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with [Iraqi] Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Saturday ...

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Reuters - Iraq will send delegations to Washington and Tehran to help halt tension amid fears of a confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday. He said there were no Iraqi groups that wanted to push towards a war, two days after a rocket fired in Baghdad landed close to the ...

Reuters - Neither the United States nor Iran want war and Iraq is in contact with both, Iraqs state news agency INA quoted Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi as saying on Tuesday. The conflict between Washington and Tehran - Baghdads main allies who are themselves enemies- is a complex file that Iraq is working hard to find solutions for, Abdul Mahdi ...

Anadolu Agency - Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has affirmed his countrys commitment to pursuing balanced regional policies, including the maintenance of good relations with neighboring Iran. Abdul-Mahdi made the remarks in a statement released by his office on Wednesday after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who arrived ...

Reuters - Iraq is close to signing a $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday, denying any link between the mega-project and U.S. permission for Iraq to do business with Iran. Iraq expects to make $400 billion over the 30 years the deal will be in effect, the prime minister ...

Reuters - Iraq will host senior parliamentary officials from arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday as Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi seeks to bolster his countrys nascent role as a mediator in the region. Delegations including the heads of parliament from Turkey, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan will also attend the one-day conference in the Iraqi ...

MNA Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi rejected the claims of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has said that IRGC holds 20 percent of Iraqs economy. In a Tuesday press conference, the Iraqi official refuted the claim, saying that he does not know how the US official has calculated this percentage, the Iraqi News Agency reported. He went ...

Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that Washingtons decision to designate Irans Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group could have negative repercussions on Iraq and the region. Iraq tried to stop the decision, Abdul Mahdi told reporters during his weekly news conference, adding that Iraq would use all of its efforts ...

MNA Efforts of regional or trans-regional regimes to sow discord between Iran and Iraq will have no negative impact on the two countries ties, said spokesperson for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Referring to Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdis visit to Iran, Ali Najafi Khoshroudi said on Monday that Iran and ...

IRNA Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in a message underlined the fact that Iran and Iraq enjoy strategic relations. 'Foreign Minister Mohamad A. Alhakim @maalhakim : Iraqi-Iranian relations are strategic based on fundamental elements, including: partnership, trade, culture, security and common interests of both countries,' Iraqi Foreign ...