TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq President Barham Saleh submitted his resignation to parliament in protest against the nomination of Asaad Al Eidani to the premiership, Al Jazeera reported. According to Fars News Agency, Iraqi President Barham Salih announced his resignation on Thursday to open up for public choice after protests over unemployment and low-quality public […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Parliament approved a new election law of Iraq aimed at giving political independents a better chance of winning seats in parliament. The new election law changes each of the Iraq 18 provinces into several electoral districts, with one legislator elected per 100,000 people, AP reported. It also prevents parties from running […]

Top Advisor to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velyati noted on Monday that Iran does not back any of the Iraqi PM candidates.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The US military evacuated about 300 family members and relatives of ISIS militants (also known as ISIL or Daesh), terrorist groups, from the Al-Hawl camp in Northern Syria to Iraq, Syrian state television reported on Wednesday. “US military occupiers have taken out 300 family members or relatives of ISIS militants of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hassan Danaeefar, the former Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, has said that it is the Iraqi people who should decide about the destiny of their own country. In an interview with the Mehr news agency published on Monday, Hassan Danaeefar said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always wanted peace, welfare and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A high-ranking Iraqi official says authorities are going after prosecution of a number of top officials and refer them to the judiciary for trial over charges of corruption, as part of the government’s reforms after a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption, and lack of public services hit the country. Iraqi […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – An Iranian business leader says Iran exports to neighboring Iraq have decreased over the past two months amid escalated protests across the Arab country. Seyyed Hamid Hosseini, who serves as the secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, said on Saturday that the total value of Iran exports to Iraq between […]

A senior Iranian general said the Islamic Revolution would form the centerpiece of the Muslim world’s power by shaping a modern Islamic civilization.

At least 16 civilians were injured in bomb explosions in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday, according to a local police officer.

Following week-long political, social and economic unrests in Iran due to the hike in gasoline price, significant amount of public properties were demolished