Pres. Rouhani‘s Iraq visit ‘turning point’ in bilateral ties: envoy
The Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi says that President Hassan Rouhni's upcoming visit to Baghdad will be a turning point in Iran-Iraq relations and will cover a host of bilateral issues.
Pres. Rouhani’s Iraq trip good opportunity for serious agreements: FM Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Baghdad is a great opportunity to reach serious agreements between Tehran and Baghdad in different fields.
Planning underway to increase trade volume with Iraq at $20bn
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said on Thu. that it is scheduled that Iran’s trade and business volume with neighboring Iraq will hit $20 billion.
President Rouhani: Iran, Iraq’s Security Interrelated
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced the country’s determination to keep broadening ties with Iraq in various fields, saying security and stability of the two neighbors are interrelated.
Iran’s Araghchi meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, met and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, on the latest status of the two countries’ bilateral relations. The Iranian deputy FM Araghchi, who is in Baghdad at the invitation of Iraqi deputy foreign minister Nazar al-Khairullah, held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, […]
Top Banker: Iran, Iraq to Use Euro, Dinar in Oil Trade
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran unveiled plans for using non-dollar accounts for oil and gas trade with Iraq. Abdolnaser Hemmati on Wednesday held a meeting with presidents of Iraqi banks, members of Iraq’s chamber of commerce and the Arab country’s business people during a trip to Baghdad. In the gathering, the top […]
Tehran, Baghdad Agree to Remove Payment Obstacles
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq signed an agreement late Tuesday on a payment mechanism to remove the obstacles blocking the settlement of Baghdad’s debts to Tehran. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Signatories to the deal, which was inked in Baghdad, were Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati and his Iraqi counterpart Ali […]
Iraqi paramilitary forces allege ISIL responsibility in Pilgrim bus attack
The Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) cast the blame for the recent attack on a pilgrim bus south of the central Iraqi city of Balad on the ISIL terror group. On Sunday, the bus, which was carrying pilgrims to a Shia mausoleum in Balad, struck a roadside bomb south of the city. It was initially reported that […]
Leather products, Iran’s top priority in Iraqi market
Iran Commercial Envoy to Iraq Naser Behzad said on Wed. that production of leather footwear and jackets is of Iran’s prioritized capacities in neighboring Iraqi market. He made the remark on the sideline of his visit to a leather production factory in Iraq and maintained, “considering the cheap price of hide in Iraq, various leather products […]
Daesh Infiltration Into Iraqi Gov’t
Some media reports from Iraq show some incomprehensible and strange happenings in Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s cabinet and it seems that they have paved the ground for tension in the cabinet and the resignation of the education minister. BY: Hamid Reza Naghashian New education minister Shaima al-Hayali, who won the vote of confidence late […]