Iraq Offers to Try Foreign Daesh Suspects for A Price
Iraq has offered to put on trial several hundreds of accused foreign militants in Baghdad in exchange for millions of dollars, potentially solving a legal conundrum for Western governments but sparking rights concerns.
€8bn Iran-Iraq trade transactions to double: fin. min.
In his meeting with Iraqi Finance Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein in Tehran, Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Farhad Dejpasand put the volume of mutual trade transactions at €8 billion adding that the figure is to be doubled due the prepared plans.
No regime can affect Iran-Iraq growing relations: MP
Efforts of regional or trans-regional regimes to sow discord between Iran and Iraq will have no negative impact on the two countries’ ties, said spokesperson for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.
Tehran, Baghdad Pushing for Implementation of Deals
TEHRAN - Iran’s president and Iraq’s prime minister in a meeting in Tehran emphasized the necessity for the implementation of the agreements that the two neighbors have recently signed for cooperation in various fields.
Iraqi Forces Repel Daesh Attack in Saladin Province
Iraqi forces scored another major victory against Deash (ISIS or ISIL) terrorists this week by eliminating a group of the militants who launched a big attack in the Saladin Province.
BBC Persian’s misinformation about Soleimani exposed by Italian diplomat
A former Italian ambassador to Iraq has laid flat BBC Persian’s “lie” about IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a review by the Young Journalists’ Club.
Expediency Council’s decision on FATF to surely consider Iran’s interests
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that the Expediency Council’s final verdict on accession to the two FATF-related conventions will be surely based on the country’s national interests.
Iran, Iraq to Meet $20 Billion Trade Target in 2 Years
Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said Tehran and Baghdad have agreed to reach the target of raising the value of annual trade exchange to $20 billion within the next two years.
Zarif Highlights Outcomes of Iranian President’s Iraq Visit
The foreign minister of Iran posted a message on the achievements of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Iraq, including his meeting with senior Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
No Third Party Capable of Driving Wedge between Iran, Iraq
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the achievements of his three-day visit to Iraq and said no one can disrupt the bonds between the Iranian and Iraqi nations.