Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned on Sunday that the military strikes against terrorist groups stationed in northern Iraq that have been in progress over the past two weeks will remain in place and may even expand. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Major General Baqeri blamed the Kurdistan Regional ...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) attacked the positions of terrorists in the Iraqi Kurdistan region with artillery fire, missiles and drones. The missile units of the IRGC Aerospace, with the participation of the IRGC Ground Forces' UAV unit carried out successful operations on Wednesday, and pounded the headquarters of terrorists in Northern ...

A senior commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Iraqs Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) against allowing terrorist groups to use its territory to pose threats against security of the Islamic Republic. BrigadierGeneral Mohammad Pakpour made the remarks on Monday in reaction to recent moves by anti-Iran armed terrorists ...

Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have killed three terrorists during two complicated operations in the western province of Kordestan, which borders Iraqs semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. A statement by the IRGCs Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada Base said on Monday that three terrorists were also injured in those operations, which were ...

Financial Tribune - Some 228,000 tons of commodities worth $271 million were exported via Tamarchin border crossing, located in Piranshahr County in West Azarbaijan Province, during the two months to May 20 to register a 48% and 102% growth in tonnage and value respectively compared with last years corresponding period. According to the supervisor ...

Tehran Times - Iranian Secretariat of Free Zones High Council signed a memorandum of understanding with Importer and Exporter Union of Iraqi Kurdistan region for expansion of economic relations between Iranian free zones and the Kurdistan region. The MOU was signed in a ceremony attended by Akbar Eftekhari, the deputy secretary of Free Zones High ...

IRNA Iran and Iraq will hold their joint economic commission session before end of this year (to end on March 20, 2018). Iran and Iraq will hold their joint economic commission session in the coming months to discuss problems on the borders, Director General of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran's Arabic- African Affairs Office Farzad Piltan ...

MNA The chairman of Chamber of Commerce of western province of Kermanshah says that the Iraqi Kurdistan can be a major route for Iranian businesses to reach Syrias market. Keyvan Kashefi, the Chairman of Chamber of Commerce of western province of Kermanshah, made the remarks in a meeting with a visiting business delegation from Iraqi Kurdistan ...

Reuters - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry tweeted on Thursday that he had discussed energy cooperation with Iraqi Kurdish leader Masrour Barzani. My final meeting in Iraq was with @masrour_barzani, Chancellor of Kurdistan Security Council, where we continued discussions on the importance of energy collaboration and the role that Kurdistan plays ...

IRNA Presence of anti-Iranian terrorist groups and ruffians is a heritage from Saddam's time whose continuation is by no means legal; and describing them as refugees and social activists is totally wrong, said consulate-general of Iran in Erbil on Tuesday. 'With regards to the strong ties between Iran and Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iranian armed ...

IRNA An official of the Iraqi Kurdistan described the recent economic meeting between Iran and this Iraqi region as strategic. Good economic meeting in Erbil and implementation of agreements will open new chapter in bilateral ties, Dara Jalil Khayyat, head of Iraqi Kurdistan Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, told Islamic Republic News Agency ...

IRNA A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on economic ties development was signed between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan region. The MoU was signed at the end of the first day of a joint economic forum on Wednesday. The two-day conference, attended by a number of Iranian and Iraqi economic officials, as well as businesspersons from the two countries,...

IRNA Iranian ambassador to Iraq extended condolences to the Iraqi Kurdistan region's prime minister for passing away of his brother. Iraj Masjedi in his message to Nechirvan Barzani expressed his sorrow over demise of Idris Barzani. Masjedi expressed also sympathized with the bereaved family of Barzani on the sad event. He also wished patience ...

IRNA - Visiting semi-autonomous Kurdistan region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said the Kurdistan region is proud of having friendship with Iran. Talking to Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, Barzani said the Islamic Republic has always supported the Kurdish people. He added that Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan ...

president.ir- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received Nechirvan Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday in Tehran where Barzani reassured the Iranian side that the KRG homes no anti-Iran threat.  

MNA Iraqi Kurdistan PM Nechirvan Barzani has arrived in Tehran with his accompanying delegation, marking normalizing relations between Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan region since the controversial independence referendum. According to Kurdish news outlet Rudaw, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, and some other Iraqi Kurdistan region's officialsare ...

MNA Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and his deputy are set to hold meetings with Iranian high-ranking officials including President Rouhani on Sunday and Monday. According to Irans consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan capital, Erbil, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani will accompany him and their visit will last for two days. During ...

IRNA Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani after a meeting with a delegation from Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Sulaymaniyah on Sunday denied Erbil's interference in protests in Iran and announced that Iran is one of the most important neighbors of Iraq. 'We want relations at high level with the Islamic Republic of ...

FNA- Iran reopened its border crossings with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in Tamarchin and Parviz Khan, which were closed after the September 25 independence referendum in the region, the Iranian consulate in Erbil announced. The decision came after Iraq extended its flight ban to the breakaway region until February 28: the limitations concern Kurdistan's ...

MNA Head of Chief of Staff of Armed Force Major General Bagheri said that enemies are always trying to sabotage the development path of Islamic world. Pointing to a plot waged by Takfiri groups against the Islamic world, he saidplot orchestrated by Takfiri groups had not been terminated that they put forward disintegration of Iraqi Kurdistan ...