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By Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended Iraqs former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, for his decision to relinquish power, saying that the great job helped prevent instability in Iraq during power transition period.   In a meeting with Maliki here in Tehran on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei ...

[caption id="attachment_92908" align="alignright" width="234"] Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian[/caption] A senior Iranian official has dismissed Arab media reports about a confidential visit to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Irans deputy foreign minister ...

Mashad, Khorassan Razavi Prov, Dec 7, IRNA Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki left this eastern Iranian holy city for Baghdad on Saturday. Al-Maliki was seen off by provincial governor and a number of other local officials. The Iraqi premier arrived in Tehran Wednesday to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on issues of mutual interest....

Mashad, Dec 7, IRNA Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki travelled to eastern city of Mashad to make a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of the eighth Shia Imam Reza (PBUH) on Friday. He also met with Ayatollah Abbas Va?ez Tabasi, representative of the supreme leader in Khorasan Razavi province. Upon his arrival at Mashad airport, al-Maliki called ...

Chairman of Iran Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has called for further expansion of Tehran-Baghdad relations, saying closer ties between the two nations will make Middle East more secure. The deeper the ties between Iran and Iraq, the more sustainable security will be in the region, said Ayatollah Rafsanjani in a meeting with ...

[caption id="attachment_69498" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) talks to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Tehran on December 5, 2013.[/caption] Iran says it seeks the promotion of Iraqs stability and security as those of its own and is ready to offer every assistance to the Iraqi nation in this ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined the necessity for finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria, and expressed the hope that the Geneva II conference would yield good results. Jahangiri made the remarks after a meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday. He told reporters ...

By IRNA

Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki here Thursday that the priority of his government is to develop relations with the neighboring states, Iraq in particular. Both officials also stressed the importance of dredging the border river of Arvand. Terming Tehran-Baghdad ties as strategic, Rouhani ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lauded the performance of the Iraqi government, noting that more needs to be done in the country. The efforts you are making for your country today are invaluable. Of course, Iraq has far more needs [to be met]. said the Leader in a Thursday meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran is ready to further boost bilateral relation and take part in reconstruction of Iraq's battered infrastructure, said First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri in a meeting with visiting Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday. Jahangiri told Iraqi Nouri al-Maleki that Iran, given its great scientific and economic potential, is ready to ...

Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that grounds are fully prepared for expansion of Iran-Iraq all-out relations and that there is no barrier hindering boost in regional cooperation. The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki....

Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki here on Thursday held talks on issues of mutual interest. Al-Maliki, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in the Iranian capital on Wednesday and was officially welcomed by first Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri. The Iraqi premier is scheduled to ...

By IRNA

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with contributors John Lesnewich and Mehrdad Moarefian. (E) = Article in English Excerpts of these translations may only be used with the expressed consent of ...

Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said in a meeting with Iraqs Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that expansion of wave of foreign-backed terrorism is the major security threat for the region. Insecurity is like a virus that after infecting an area, not only pollutes there, but also will not ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian and Iraqi officials, in a joint news conference in Tehran on Wednesday, stressed the need for the further expansion of mutual cooperation in economic fields. During the news conference in the Iranian capital today, Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki reiterated the necessity ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   White House urges Congress not to pass any new sanctions on Iran The Obama Administration has urged the US Congress to hold off on new sanctions against Iran as this could jeopardise the recently negotiated deal on the Iranian nuclear weapons program.   Envoy stresses Tehrans ...