Iran-Iraq Relations

46 Iranian inmates transferred from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to Iran

Forty-six Iranian nationals imprisoned in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq are being transferred back to Iran over the course of Thursday and Friday.

Iran calls on Iraq to counter ‘enemy provocations’ in oil trade

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, in a phone call on Wednesday with his Iraqi counterpart, Hayan Abdul Ghani, emphasized vigilance against what he called "enemy provocations,” according to Iran's official government news portal.

US claims on Iran’s oil industry baseless: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the recent US allegations regarding Iran's oil tankers as baseless pretexts for imposing further sanctions on the Iranian oil industry.

Baghdad claims Iranian oil tankers using forged Iraqi documents

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani has claimed Iranian oil tankers seized by U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf were using forged Iraqi documents.

Official: Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran despite US restrictions

The CEO of Iran’s Tavanir Company has announced that Iraq will continue importing electricity from Iran based on a bilateral agreement between the two countries, despite the US decision to revoke Iraq’s exemption for importing Iranian electricity.

Iran blames US for targeting Iraqi nation by revoking sanctions waiver

Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, has blasted Washington for targeting the Iraqi people by revoking the Arab country’s sanctions waiver for importing electricity from the Islamic Republic.

US ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

The administration of US President Donald Trump rescinded a waiver that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson has stated.

President Rashid: Iraq’s relations with Iran ‘normal, friendly’

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has described Iran as a significant and important neighbor to Iraq, emphasizing that the relations between Baghdad and Tehran are normal and friendly.

Evidence shows US seeking to expand presence in Iraq: Iran’s Leader

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday. He stressed the presence of clear indications and evidence pointing to America's efforts to solidify and expand its presence and occupation in the Arab country.

Iran President Pezeshkian warns about resurgence of terrorism in West Asia

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned about the reactivation of terrorist cells in the region and emphasized the necessity of vigilance and cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad to combat this issue.

Iraqi prime minister due in Tehran on Wednesday

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani will visit Tehran on Wednesday; the premier’s office has announced.

Iranian FM to visit Iraq on Friday

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi is going to visit Baghdad for talks with the Iraqi officials over the recent developments in Syria.

Convergence among Muslim states key to preventing spread of terrorism in region: Iran president to Iraqi PM

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Muslim countries must promote convergence and make joint efforts to prevent the spread of terrorism in the region, particularly in Syria.

Official: Iran gas exports to Iraq stopped at one point

Saeed Tavakoli, CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company, confirmed to an Iranian news agency that the suspension of gas exports to Iraq was requested by the Iraqi side for maintenance purposes.

Iraq’s FM denies reports Iran planning attack on Israel from Iraqi territory

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has dismissed reports suggesting that Iran is planning a retaliatory operation on Israel from Iraqi soil. 

Iran ready for both war and peace: FM Araghchi

In a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad, Iranian top diplomat Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized the readiness of the Islamic Republic for any scenario, whether conflict or peace.

Iranian man who saved 150 pilgrims in Iraq hotel fire succumbs to injuries

An Iranian man who rescued at least 150 pilgrims after fire devoured a hotel in Iraq’s shrine city of Karbala last month, died of injuries on Saturday.

Iranian president visits holy shrines during Iraq trip

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, who is on a trip to neighboring Iraq as his first official trip as the newly-elected president, visited on Thursday the al-Kazimiyya shrine located in the suburb of Baghdad, which houses the burial places of the 7th Shia Imam, Musa al-Kazim, and his son and the 9th Shia Imam, Imam Jawad.

Iran President Pezeshkian, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani meet in Erbil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on key bilateral issues on the second day of his trip to Iraq.

Iran president urges Iraq to fully implement security pact

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called on Iraq to fully implement the March 2023 security agreement between the two neighboring countries to combat the terrorists and enemies "who have previously targeted regional stability and security".

Iran’s president calls for creation of Islamic coalition to root out Israeli terrorism

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim states, describing their unity as crucial to confronting “Zionist terrorism".

Iran’s President Pezeshkian pays homage to resistance commanders in Baghdad

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, who is on a visit to neighboring Iraq as his first foreign trip, paid tribute on Wednesday to the commanders of the resistance movements Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the anti-terror commander of the IRGC’s Quds Forces, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were assassinated in a US strike at Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Iran President Pezeshkian scheduled to visit Iraq Wednesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to visit Iraq in Wednesday, September 11 at the official invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani.

Anti-Iran terrorists relocated under Tehran-Baghdad security pact: Report

All terrorists affiliated with the anti-Iran Komala separatist group have been forced to relocate from their previous camps in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region under a security agreement between the two countries, according to a report.

Iran President Przeshkian to visit Iraq on Wednesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is going to visit Iraq on Wednesday, September 11, his first foreign trip since taking office over one month ago.

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