Zarif, Barzani concerned about ISIL revival in region
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Masrour Barzani discussed the Middle East situation on Sunday at Munich Security Conference.
Barzani behind terrorist in Qandil Mountains: Iraqi MP
An Iraqi MP issued a statement on Tuesday saying that Barzani is after destabilizing the northern Iraq to pose more pressure on Tehran, Baghdad, and Ankara. Abdul Rahman al Louizi, Iraqi MP from the constituency of Nineveh Governorate, issued a communique on Tuesday saying that all terrorist groups in northern Iraq are supported by Kurdistan […]
Barzani, Mansur Hadi better boycott Riyadh visit
TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei released a statement in his Twitter account on regional developments. “If Riyadh has detained the Lebanese prime minister, it has committed some sort of international transgression. People like Masoud Barzani and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi who accepted bribes from Saudi Arabia have no right to go to […]
Iraqi Kurdish party calls on Barzani to resign
TEHRAN,– The Kurdish Movement for Change (Gorran) party on Sunday called on northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani and Vice President Kosrat Rasul to resign. “They have to resign from their posts. At the same time, the Cabinet should be abolished, too,” party spokesman Shorsh Haji told a news conference, calling for […]
Barzani Seeking Concessions in Independence Vote Controversy
TEHRAN – Iran’s former defense minister described the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s plan to hold an independence referendum as unwise, saying president of the Kurdish region Masoud Barzani appears to be seeking concessions from the Baghdad government with such a referendum. “Nobody would tolerate an independent Kurdistan, and the Kurds would not pursue independence if they […]
Barzani Offers Pre-Condition for Referendum Postponement
TEHRAN – Referendum can be postponed only with guarantees on independence, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan semi-autonomous region Masoud Barzani said. He made the remarks in a meeting with British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon on Monday. According to an English-language statement from Barzani office, he told a visiting British minister that the […]