MNA Commander of Iran's Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioomars Heidari said Mon. the force is ready to expand the level of military cooperation with Iraq through joint drills and the transfer of knowledge. In a meeting with visiting Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Army Tariq Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein in Tehran, Brigadier General Heidari called ...

MNA Hanin Qaddo, a member of Iraqi parliament, said that it is necessary for Iraq, Iran, and Syria to hold a joint military drill to foil US plots in the region. The joint military exercise will impede US plans and its influence in the region, he told Almaalomah website. Iraqi government is determined to hold such war games so as to evaluate ...

Reuters - Iran deployed on Monday a dozen tanks supported by artillery at the border with Iraqs autonomous Kurdish region, a Kurdish official told Reuters. The move is believed to be part of joint drills planned by the Iranian and the Iraqi government armed forces in retaliation for an independence referendum held a week ago by Iraqs Kurds. The tanks ...

Tasnim The armed forces of Iran and neighboring Iraq plan to hold joint military exercises in coming days, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Brigadier General Jazayeri said the commanders of Irans Armed Forces held a meeting on Saturday chaired by Chief ...

Press TV- Iran and Iraq have held a joint military exercise atthe mouth of the Persian Gulf in order to step up their readiness. The Iranian and Iraqi naval forces staged the maneuver, dubbed "Muhammad (PBUH), the Messenger of God," on Monday with the purpose of improving mutual preparedness to fight smuggling and piracy and safeguarding maritime ...