Irans Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, during a visit to Baghdad, met and held talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. Ezzatollah Zarghami and Al-Sudanidiscussed Iran-Iraq cooperation in the field of antiquities and cultural heritage, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office. The meeting was ...

Iranian Army Airborne Commander Brigadier-General Yousef Qorbani said Iran is ready for joint production of helicopters with Iraq. Speaking in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart General Samir Zaki, Brigadier-General Qorbani referred to his earlier meeting with his former Iraqi counterpart in which strategic capabilities of the Iranian air ...

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy voiced readiness for military cooperation with Iraq in the naval industries. In a Sunday meeting in Tehran, Iraqi Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ahmed Jassim al-Ma'arij and Commander of the IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri discussed the regional developments and ways for closer cooperation ...

MNA Senior Iranian and Iraqi officials discussed on Sunday issues related to the holding of Arbaeen march this year, as well as border and regional topics. Iran's Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari and Iraqi Interior Minister Yasin al-Yaseri met on Saturday in Tehran and conferred on a host of issues, including the pilgrims security ...

MNA Official delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq have held the second meeting of a joint commission for coordination on Arvand Rud in Tehran. The Tuesday meeting was held within the framework of an agreement signed by the heads of the two states, according to Iran Foreign Ministry. The meeting was co-chaired ...

Tasnim Ranking commanders from Iran and Iraq discussed enhancing military cooperation and holding joint naval programs between the two neighbors. Heading an Iraqi military delegation, Commander of Iraqs Navy Major General Ahmed Jasim Maarij met with Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri in Tehran....

MNA Governor of Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, has traveled to the Iraqi capital Baghdad to follow up on the implementation of banking agreements between the two sides, according to an informed source. The visit of the Governor of Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, to Baghdad aims at following up on the implementation of monetary ...

MNA Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said that five joint industrial townships will be constructed between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and Iraq, five industrial townships will be constructed between these two countries as a joint venture, one which will be established ...

IRNA Iraqi tribes thanked Iran's support for their country during the fight against Daesh (ISIS) terrorists. In a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, the Iraqi tribal chiefs from Karbala and Babil welcomed his visit to the region. The Iraqi tribes condemned the US sanctions against Iran and called for improvement of relations ...

IRNA Iran is ready for cooperation with Iraq in the post-Daesh (ISIS) era, Iranian envoy said. Iran wishes a free, stable and powerful Iraq, Iraj Masjedi said on Monday. The Iranian envoy said that a powerful Iraq is an honor for the Islamic World. Masjedi expressed Islamic Republic of Iran's preparedness for cooperation with Iraqi nation ...

MNA Leaders Senior Advisor Ali-AkbarVelayatidismissed rumors on Iraqs meditating role on Iran-US ties, stressing that there have never been any talks on the issue. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with a group of prominent Iraqi tribal figures in Tehran, Ali-AkbarVelayatisaid that the meeting focused on talks about Irans aid and support ...

MNA In a bid to ease the travel of pilgrims and expand transportation cooperation, Iran and Iraq signed an air transportation agreement on Saturday. The Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAOIRI) announced that an air transportation agreement was signed by Iraqs Transport Minister Kazem Finjan and Iranian Deputy Road Minister ...

IRNA Irans Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri in a meeting here on Tuesday stressed the need for promoting bilateral ties in all fields. They also discussed the latest political and security developments in Iraq and the region as well as cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad. Holding a meeting of ...

MNA In relation to the oil swap deal between Iran and Iraq, Irans deputy oil minister said that countrys refineries have the capacity of receiving 250,000 barrels of Iraqi oil, though due to the lack of a pipeline they are working on transferring 30-60.000 bpd at the moment. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Alireza Sadeghabadi said that ...

IRNA Iran-Iraq business forum, attended by the two countries' trade officials started work in the Iranian capital on Sunday. Iran's vice-president for economic affairs Mohammad Nahavandian and senior advisor to the Iraqi prime minister as well as other senior economic officials from Iran and Iraq are present in the two-day event held in Iran International ...

IRNA Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Mohammad Hossein Zolfaqari and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'fari in a meeting in Baghdad on Thursday discussed mutual cooperation as well as international and regional developments. The top officials discussed the recent developments in the region, recent developments in fighting ...

MNA Deputy Iranian energy minister said power grids of Iran and Iraq will be interconnected in mid-November. Irans Deputy Energy Minister for Electricity and Energy Affairs Houshang Falahatian made the remarks at a joint session with the Iraqi Deputy Minister of Electricity Adel Kazim Jarayan. The Iranian side pointed to status of electricity ...

Tasnim The Iraqi embassy and consulates in Iran on Monday started to issue visa for the Iranian applicants intending to visit the Arab country for Arbaeen pilgrimage. The formal visa-issuance process kicked off during a ceremony at the Iraqi embassy in Tehran, attended by Ambassador Rajih Sabir Aboudi al-Mousavi. In addition to the Iraqi ...

Tasnim Iranian pilgrims intending to visit Iraq for Arbaeen can start applying for visa within the next couple of days, an official said. The registration of visa applicants planning to visit Iraq for Arbaeen will begin by the end of the current Iranian month, which falls on August 22, Mohsen Nezafati, an official at Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage ...

IRNA - Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi on Wednesday called for improvement of Iran cultural and political relations with Iraq in line with the economic infrastructure. Speaking in Iran-Iraq joint chamber of commerce, he said: 'All the Iraqi ethnic groups are interested in cooperation with Iranian industry men and traders.' The envoy ...