Stressing that relations with Iran, the US and Saudi Arabia are based on Iraqi national interests, Iraq national security adviser said the country's relations with each of these countries are not against another state. In a tweet on Sunday night, Qasim al-Araji said that Iraq's relationships with Iran, the United States and Saudi Arabiaare not against ...

MNA |Ebrahim Fallahi: As the US waivers for Iraqs electricity imports from Iran are nearing their expiration in Sep., the Iraqi Prime Minister's recent visit to the US has raised some questions about the future of the two neighbors energy ties. Some analysts believe that al Kadhimis travel to the USand some other Arab states including ...

Al-Monitor | Ali Mamouri: During Iraqi prime minister's trip to Iran, the two countries emphasized on building a constructive relationship based on mutual respect and national interests. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Tehran July 21, heading a high-ranking delegation to discuss the bilateral relations in various aspects, including ...

Tasnim Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kadhimi will pay a visit to Iran on Tuesday before travelling to the US, an Iraqi media activist said. Director of Iraqs Aletejah news network, Mojtana Haidari, told Tasnim that the Iraqi prime minister will arrive in Tehran on Tuesday, July 21. Prime Minister Kadhimi will pay a one-day visit to Saudi ...

Al-Monitor | Ali Mamouri: In order to reorganize the relationship between the two countries in various aspects, Iraq and the United States are negotiating over a new strategic agreement. The United States and Iraq were to begin a "strategic dialogue" June 11, held via video conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The dialogue was proposed in April ...

Sputnik - In January 2020 members of the Iraqi parliament said the country was mulling the purchase of advanced Russian S-400 missile systems amid concerns that Washington might stop supporting Iraq and providing it with modern air defence armaments. The Parliamentary Security and Defence Committee of Iraq submitted a detailed study requesting the ...

Tasnim A former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said the US plan for strategic dialogue with the Iraqi government will not meet with success unless Washington shifts its policy of pressures and threats and seeks to establish healthy relations with Iraq. In an interview with Tasnim, Hassan Kazemi Qomi said there is no chance of success for the US ...

AP The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity imports, three Iraqi officials said this week, a move that would be a key test of Baghdad-Washington ties. The decision comes amid strained U.S.-Iraqi ties following last months Washington-...

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB: The Iraqi government has told its military not to seek assistance from the U.S.-led coalition in operations against the Islamic State group, two senior Iraqi military officials said, amid a crisis of mistrust between Washington and Baghdad after an American strike killed a top Iranian general and an Iraqi militia ...

Reuters - Iraq is close to signing a $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday, denying any link between the mega-project and U.S. permission for Iraq to do business with Iran. Iraq expects to make $400 billion over the 30 years the deal will be in effect, the prime minister ...

Press TV - Iraq has summoned the envoys of Bahrain and the United States to protest their insulting and meddlesome comments about the Arab states domestic affairs and relations with neighboring Iran. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf told Iraqs al-Sumaria News TV channel on Saturday night that Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim had issued ...

Press TV - Iran has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for his recent visit to Iraq, saying he ignored conventional diplomatic norms and disrespected Iraqs national sovereignty. Despite countless interventions and thousands of billions of dollars the US has wasted on its illegitimate presence in the region and in particular in Iraq, Trump still ...

Reuters - Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned U.S. President Donald Trumps surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday as a violation of Iraqs sovereignty, and lawmakers said a meeting between Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was canceled due to a disagreement over venue. Sabah al Saadi, the leader of the Islah parliamentary ...

Sputnik A meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and US President Donald Trump, which was planned to be held during the latters visit to the Middle Eastern country, was cancelled and subsequently replaced by a phone call due to disagreements on the organization of the talks, the Iraqi government said. "An official reception and a ...

Press TV - Hundreds of Iraqis have taken to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, to vent their anger at the US meddling in the Arab country's domestic affairs. Demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad on Friday carrying banners and chanting slogans in condemnation of Washington's interference in Iraq's internal issues amid political uncertainty ...

Alwaght - Three months into Iraqs parliamentary election debate over forming government and the parliaments session to form the parliaments majority bloc are still underway. The root cause of the delay has been the objections raised against the vote results by some losing parties, but even the victors have a share in the situation as they have ...

BAGHDAD, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Baghdad had agreed to buy $195 million worth of arms and ammunition from Iran as reported by Reuters, a deal that if confirmed could damage Iraqi-U.S. relations. The Defence Ministry denied any such deal had been done, while a senior Iraqi government ...