MNA Massoud Barzani, leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party, has emphasized all-out expansion of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran's Consulate General Nasrollah Rashnoudi met with Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party on Saturday. In the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations ...

IUVM Press - The Barzani family are among the most respected and influential in Iraqi Kurdistan that could remarkably promote themselves as the leadership of the Iraqi Kurdistan since Mullah Mustafa Barzani, among other Kurdish tribes, through the ups and downs of intra-tribal conflicts and inner-family conquests. As the time passed and Mullah ...

Press TV - President of Iraq's Kurdish region Massoud Barzani says the planned referendum will be held next week despite international warnings. "The referendum is no longer in my hands, nor is it in those of the (political) parties, it is in your hands," he told a crowd of thousands in the regional capital of Erbil on Friday. The controversial ...

Alwaght- In late March last year, during a meeting with members of the US Institute of "the Middle East", Barzani linked the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan region to a referendum; however, in the recent statement of the Kurdistan region President, there was no claim about such a referendum and he has just stressed on coordination with the central ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with contributors Chris Rawlins, Diana Timmerman, and Marie Donovan. Official Statements Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi spoke to Basij members about ...

[caption id="attachment_113503" align="alignright" width="208"] Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in a village on the outskirts of the province of Nineveh near the border province of Dohuk, August 9, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/ARI JALAL[/caption] (Reuters) -Iransupplied weapons and ammunition ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday arrived in Iraqs Kurdistan region to discuss the deepening crisis in that country. The top diplomat was set to meet with Kurdistan's President Massud Barzani amid the ongoing insurgency in Iraq's northern and western regions, the US state Department said. According to the department, Kerry will highlight ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region Through its ambassador in Baghdad, Iran has intensified efforts to mediate among the quarreling triumvirate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Tehrans traditional ally and main source of influence in Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan Region. Ambassador Hassan Danai Far met with the three main leaders of the PUK, Barham Salih,...

Brussels (AFP) - Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani said Tuesday he expected very little from the Geneva II peace conference on Syria and warned of the dangers of extremist groups gaining ground. "The Geneva II conference will be the opportunity for the Syrian people to decide their own destiny but personally, I am not very optimistic," Barzani told ...

Leader of Iraqs Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani has visited the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for the first time in two years. Barzanis visit is aimed at resolving long-term disputes and tensions over land and oil between Iraqs central government and the Kurdish region. The Sunday visit comes a month after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-...