Iran-Iraq Relations

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Security

Removal of terrorist bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan underway: Report

IFP Media Wire -
The process of elimination of bases that accommodate the anti-Iran terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region has kicked off as the deadline of September 19 set by Tehran approaches, an informed source told Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Iraq pursing security roadmap to confine terrorists to camps

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says terrorists should not be given the chance ‘even for an hour’ to wreak havoc on Iran, Iraq and the region.
Security

Iran “deploying military hardware to Iraq borders” as deadline to disarm terrorists in Kurdistan nears

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Footage and reports received from citizens suggest Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is deploying military hardware to borders in the northwest of the country as a September 19 deadline for the disarmament of separatist terror groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan region approaches.
Foreign Policy

Iraqi FM says to visit Iran to discuss security pact

IFP Media Wire -
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says that he will exchange views with the Iranian authorities on the implementation of a major security agreement between Tehran and Baghdad during an imminent visit to Tehran.
Security

Iran president: Any provocation threat to regional security, stability

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that any act of provocation by terror and separatist groups undermines regional security and stability and will not be tolerated.
Security

IRGC official: Iraq’s deadline to disarm terror groups in Kurdistan to end on Sep 19

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An Iranian military official says a deadline Iran has set for Iraq to disarm terror groups in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq will end on September 19.
Security

Iraq vows commitment to implementation of security deal with Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has affirmed Baghdad's unwavering dedication to fully executing the country’s security agreement with Tehran.
Security

Iran military commander thanks Iraqi armed forces, Hashd al-Sha’abi for Arbaeen security

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Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has expressed his gratitude to the head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, and the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces for providing security for the Arbaeen march.
Religion

Iran: 4mn pilgrims depart for Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen rituals

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Iran’s Interior Minister said nearly 4 million pilgrims have left Iran to visit Karbala in neighboring Iraq, with over 2.3 million having already returned.
Transportation

Iran, Iraq launch construction of joint Shalamcheh-Basra railway project

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani have laid the foundation stone for the cross-border railway line connecting the two neighboring countries.
Photo of the Day

Iranian Pilgrims on Arbaeen march in Iraq

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Pilgrims taking part in the Arbaeen march are now in Iraq heading toward holy shrines in the cities of Najaf, Kadhimiya and Karbala. Arbaeen marks 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein, the third Shia Imam, and his companions.
Photo of the Day

Arbaeen pilgrims get rest at Iran-Iraq border

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Pilgrims of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam, get rest for a few hours on their way at Shalamcheh terminal, on Iran-Iraq border, before continuing with their journey towards the holy shrine city of Karbala.
Security

Report: Iran warns against Iraq failure to expel anti-Tehran armed groups

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Al-Araby Al-Jadeed says that Iran has issued a warning to Iraq, stating that it will defend its national security if Iraq fails to comply with an agreement regarding armed groups based un northern Iraq.
Foreign Policy

Agreement reached with Iraq to ‘disarm, relocate’ terrorists based in Kurdistan region: Iran

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated on Monday Tehran has reached a deal with Baghdad on disarming and relocating terrorist groups in northern Iraq by the next month.
Environment

Hoor-al-Azim’s gradual death dashes hopes of revival

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Hoor al-Azim, Iran’s largest border wetland on the border with Iraq, is dying a gradual death, latest images by Iran’s Students News Agency (ISNA) show.
Security

Top Comdr.: IRGC attack on terrorists’ positions in north Iraq, step toward their full disarmament

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A senior Iranian military commander says an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the positions of terrorists in northern Iraq was a step toward full disarmament of these groups.
Security

Iranian, Iraqi interior ministers meet at border crossing

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The interior ministers of Iran and Iraq, Ahmad Vahidi and Abdul Amir al-Shammari, have met at a border crossing between the two countries, discussing border security.
Incidents

Dozens of Iranian pilgrims hospitalized after fire engulfed hotel in Iraq

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At least 70 Iranian pilgrims have been hospitalized after a fire engulfed Qasr al-Shafa’a Hotel in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
Local

Iranians welcome back home newly-found bodies of soldiers killed in 1980s war with Iraq

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People have gathered in Iran’s border with Iraq in the city of Shalamcheh to welcome back home the bodies of soldiers from the 1980-1988 war with Iraq.
Views

Expert: Iraqis refuse to pay their energy debt to Iran by shifting blame onto US

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Iranian foreign policy expert Seyyed Ali Hosseini says Iraqi officials are deliberately dragging their feet on the payment of their energy debt to Iran through hampering a mechanism that’s been created for this purpose.
Energy

“US issues new waiver letting Baghdad pay Tehran for electricity”

IFP Media Wire -
The United States has moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a US official said on Tuesday. Iraq owes billions of dollars to Iran for importing gas and electricity which has continued despite US sanctions, but Tehran has been unable to obtain its assets frozen in Iraqi banks under US pressure.
Middle East

Iraq ramps up deployment of guards on Kurdistan region after Iran’s warning about terrorists

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Iraq has ramped up the deployment of its guards on the Kurdistan region’s border with Iran. It comes after Tehran warned that Baghdad government’s failure to deal with anti-Iran terrorists will prompt fresh attacks.
Energy

Iraq says to pay for Iranian gas with crude oil

IFP Media Wire -
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says that Baghdad and Tehran have signed an agreement following several days of talks for "the import of Iranian gas to fuel Iraqi power plants, in exchange for Iraqi crude oil" in order to avoid falling foul of US sanctions.
Int'l Relations

West must be held accountable for helping Saddam during war: Iran Envoy

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Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani has strongly criticized certain western countries for supporting and helping former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein during the war against Tehran, stressing that they should be held accountable for what they have done.
Security

Top Iran military commander wars operation against terrorists could continue in northern Iraq

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Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces General Mohammad Bagheri says if the Iraqi government does not fulfill its commitments to deal with terrorist groups based in northern Iraq by the coming September, the Islamic Republic will once again carry out operations against the groups.
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