Iran-Iraq Relations

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Foreign Policy

Iran praises Iraq’s efforts in advancing regional talks

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, hailed Baghdad’s role in initiating regional talks.
Religion

Official: 50k pilgrims to travel visa-free to Iraq for Eid al-Ghadir on Monday

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Iran’s interior ministry says 50,000 Iranian pilgrims will head to the shrine cities of Iraq for Eid al-Ghadir, which falls on Monday, without any need for entry visas.
Middle East

Iranian paper blasts Sadr’s call for unity

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Principlist Iranian newspaper Kayhan has slammed Muqtada al-Sadr, the controversial leader of the Sadrist Movement of Iraq, for announcing that he would lead congregational Friday Prayers.
Religion

Iran, Iraq in talks on reopening key border crossing ahead of pilgrimage season

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Iran’s interior minister says talks are underway with Iraq on the reopening of Khosravi border crossing to facilitate the entry of Iranian pilgrims into the country, as millions of Muslims prepare to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the third Shia Imam whose shrine is located in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
Foreign Policy

Iran and Iraq FMs discuss issues of mutual interest

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein have discussed bilateral ties on the phone on Sunday.
Education

Official: 60,000 Iraqi students studying in Iranian universities

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The Iraqi cultural attaché in Iran has announced that thanks to reinforcing bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq, 60,000 Iraqi students are studying in Iranian universities.
Religion

Tehran mayor in Iraq for Arabaeen preparations

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Tehran’s Mayor Alireza Zakani has traveled to Iraq at the head of a delegation to make the arrangements for the annual Arabaeen ceremony which marks fortieth day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the third Shia imam.
Security

Iran, Iraq boosting security for Arbaeen

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The Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring Iraq are boosting cooperation to step up security during the annual Arabaeen ceremony which marks fortieth day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the third Shia imam.
Religion

Iran and Iraq agree to increase number of visits by pilgrims of both countries

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The spokesman for the Iranian government has said Iran and Iraq have agreed to increase the number of visits of the pilgrims of the two countries.
Religion

Iraq welcoming up to 50k Iranian pilgrims for upcoming Arafat Day

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The Iraqi government says the country will be open to up to 50,000 Iranian pilgrims in the shrine city of Karbala for Arafat Day, which falls on July 09 this year.
Religion

Iraq opens land borders to Iranian pilgrims for Day of Arafat

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Iran’s embassy in Baghdad says the land borders with Iraq has been opened to pilgrims seeking to take part in the Day of Arafat ceremonies at the holy shrines of the country.
Foreign Policy

Tehran calls on Baghdad to pursue facilitating Iranian Hajj pilgrims’ affairs

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Iranian Foreign minister, in a phone talk with his Iraqi counterpart, appreciated Iraqi officials’ efforts to facilitate Iranian Hajj pilgrims’ affairs, urging them to follow up on the issue.
Local

Bodies of 35 Iranian martyrs of 1980s Iraqi war back home

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The bodies of 35 Iranian martyrs of the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran have been retrieved from the neighboring country and brought back home after over three decades.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi: Normalization will not result in security for Israel

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The Iranian president has reiterated that normalization of ties between Israel and some Arab countries will not bring security for the Zionist regime.
Foreign Policy

Iraqi PM in Tehran for talks, officially welcomed by President Raisi

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is visiting Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation.
Foreign Policy

Iran says backs any national figure for Iraq’s PM

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Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad says Tehran backs just any national figure as Iraq’s prime minister, provided that he would be considered a priority by the people of Iraq and would serve the interests of the country.
Middle East

Sadr: Iran never meddled in Iraqi politics or pressured Shia groups

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Senior Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr roundly dismisses claims of Iranian “meddling” in the affairs of his country, saying the neighboring state never exerted any pressure on any Shia group in Iraq.
Religion

Land border between Iran and Iraq reopens for pilgrims vis free

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Iraq has made good on its promise to let Iranian pilgrims enter the country visa-free through the land border between the two countries.
Energy

Iran minister: $1.6bn of Iraq’s overdue gas debt received

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The Iranian oil minister has announced that Iraq has paid $1.6 billion of its gas debt to the Islamic Republic.
Energy

Iraq says will repay 2020 gas debts to Iran ‘within two days’

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Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity says it will settle its debts for 2020 gas purchases from Iran “within two days,” as part of measures to avoid a halt in the flow of much-needed gas into the Arab country.
Energy

Iranian official: Export natural gas to Turkey rather than Iraq

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The secretary of the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union has proposed replacement of Iraq with Turkey as the destination for Iranian natural gas exports.
Tourism

Iran culture minister: MOU with Iraq seeks to remove obstacles to land travel

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Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation in the field of tourism. The MOU was signed after a meeting between Ezzatollah Zarghami Iranian minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts and Hassan Nadhem the Iraqi minister of culture, tourism and antiquities in Tehran.
Security

Iraqi minister says Iranian pilgrims visit Iraq visa-free daily

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Iraqi Interior Minister Othman al-Qanemi says Baghdad has agreed to let 2 thousand Iranian pilgrims enter Iraq visa-free through ground border crossings. Qanemi was speaking in Tehran on Tuesday where he met with his Iranian counterpart Ahmad Vahidi.
Foreign Policy

New Iran envoy to Baghdad submits credentials to Iraq president

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Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh, Iran's new ambassador to Baghdad, has submitted his credentials to the Iraqi President Barham Saleh to start his mission in the neighboring country.
Foreign Policy

Raisi says Iran favors security in Iraq

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has expressed hope that Iraq’s parliamentary elections will be fruitful and result in the formation of a strong government and security in the country as soon as possible.
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