Al-Monitor l Fazel Hawramy: Iran appears to be preparing to normalize its relations with Iraqi Kurdistanafter two tumultuous months in which it helped Baghdad bring the Kurds to their knees following their ill-fatedSept. 25 independence referendum. Iran has expanded its influence in Iraq by delivering on its promises to Baghdad, and in particular assisting ...

IRNA Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government in a statement released on Sunday condemned the mob attack on the Iranian consulate in Erbil and disrespecting Islamic Republic flag. The Iraqi KRG underlined that it will prosecute the attackers. Earlier, Iraqs Foreign Ministry in a statement on Saturday denounced pre-planned onslaught on Irans consulate ...

IRNA Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif threw petals on the coffin of the late former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani and paid homage to the anti-Baath outstanding combatant figure. A special ceremony was held on Thursday with the participation of the leading Iraqi and international political figures, including the Iranian foreign minister,...

Press TV - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Baghdad will not allow the creation of an ethnic government in the Arab country as the Iraqi Kurdish region prepares for a highly controversial planned referendum on its independence on Monday. The Iraqi premier made the remarks in a televised address on Sunday, a day before the Kurdistan ...

A senior official from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has welcomed news that residents of Mosul have risen against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, saying the Iraqi city is likely to witness a person by person fight. There are many reports that there are elements that have agreed to kill members of Daesh. Some members of Daesh were killed ...

[caption id="attachment_134064" align="alignright" width="201"] Irans Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani[/caption] SULAIMANI, Kurdistan RegionIrans speaker of parliament Ali Larijani is to arrive at Sulaimani today and meet with Jalal Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and other top party officials. Rudawhas learned that ...

[caption id="attachment_124738" align="alignright" width="174"] Iranians take part in a demonstration against ISIL in Tehran [EPA][/caption] Once US troops go home, Iran has the most battle-ready military force to offset regional challenges. Most commentary on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) point to the challenges it presents to ...

[caption id="attachment_120861" align="alignright" width="150"] Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, as seen from the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc, October 10, 2014.[/caption] Kurdish forces in the Syrian city of Kobani have repelled an attack by the Takfiri ISIL militants, officials say. According to Kurdish officials and the London-...

[caption id="attachment_113212" align="alignright" width="202"] Kurdish Peshmerga forces position themselves on a road to monitor security and movements around Kirkuk on August 24, 2014.[/caption] Irans interior minister says the Islamic Republic recently helped Kurdish fighters in Iraq in their battle against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the Kurdistan ...

[caption id="attachment_110639" align="alignright" width="269"] President of Iraqs semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani[/caption] The president of Iraqs semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has praised Iran for supporting Iraqi Kurds under the current tough circumstances as ISIL terrorists are wreaking havoc on the Arab country....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani warned the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) against seceding from Iraq, warning that Iraq's disintegration is a plot hatched by the colonial powers. "Disintegration will inflict harm on Iraq and the country's Kurds both," Amoli Larijani said, addressing a meeting with high-ranking Judiciary ...

Turkey, once a shining star, with its foreign policy focused on image-building mediation roles, adopted an interventionist stance in the Syrian crisis and went from a zero problems with neighbors policy to zero neighbors. Ankaras only consolation is its deepening ties with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq that both sides refer ...

Arbil- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Islamic Republic of Iran decided on Friday to extend their ties. During an Iranian economic delegation meeting with KRG agriculture and electricity officials, the two sides agreed on boosting ties. The Iranian delegation, headed by Iran- Iraq Economic Extension Staff Deputy, Amin Shariati,...