Iraq

Daesh terrorists have reportedly used internationally-banned chemical weapons in their recent offensive against a Shia Turkmen-populated town in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk.

A senior Iranian official has warned that any plan to disintegrate Iraq would have adverse consequences for security and stability in the entire Middle East.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, to make utmost efforts to protect the endangered cultural works and historic sites in Syria and Iraq from the devastating activities of terrorist groups.

The ill-timed death of Ahmed Chalabi, a key lobbyist for the US invasion of Iraq, will cost the Iraqi political process dearly, analysts say.

Iraq’s stability and security is closely intertwined with those of Iran, reiterated Eshagh Jahangiri.

There is ample potential for the further growth of Tehran-Baghdad relations, said the Iranian top MP.

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Nouri al-Maliki has done a good job in boosting Iraq's independence and stability.

Iran has congratulated the Iraqi nation on the completion of the country’s political process and the formation of a new government.

Political experts size up the latest developments in Iraq after Nouri al-Maliki stepped down in favor of his fellow party member, Haider al-Abadi.

An interview with Ali Akbar Assadi, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs

An exclusive interview with Dr. Ahmed Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politican . The Iraqi elections will be held in this country in less than two weeks.