Iran, Iraq Sign Deal to Swap Kirkuk Oil
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement whereby the two neighboring countries would swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said. According to the terms of the agreement, Iran would deliver “oil of the same characteristics […]
Iraq to import more natural gas from Iran
TEHRAN- Iraq will increase its import of Iranian natural gas which started earlier this year. Iraqi government said in a statement on Tuesday that it has approved a deal to import natural gas from Iran to the eastern border province of Diyala, Reuters reported. Iran has exported 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas to Iraq […]
IRGC more experienced than ever: Salami
TEHRAN – IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami says that the IRGC ground forces have obtained lots of experiences in Syria and Iraq and inside the country and they are equipped with advanced fighting skills now. Speaking at the of appointment ceremony of the new IRGC ground forces commander, Hossein Salami, the deputy commander of the […]
Iran to Boost Gas Exports to Iraq
A top Iranian energy official unveiled plans for a rise in natural gas exports to neighboring Iraq next year. In an interview with Tasnim on Saturday, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Hamid Reza Araqi said the country’s exports of natural gas to Iraq will increase during the spring and summer of […]
Iran, the silent savior of Iraq and Syria from ISIL
TEHRAN – Many strategists and analysts believe that if it was not for Iran, Syria, and Iraq would have fallen in the hand of ISIL terrorist group. the following text discusses the issue from this perspective. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared Tuesday that the so-called caliphate of the terrorist group ISIL, also known as IS, […]
Iran, Turkey foiled Israeli plot in N Iraq: Larijani
Iran-Turkey cooperating in preserving Iraqi territorial integrity was very important, says Ali Larijani, the Iranian Parliament Speaker in his meeting with his Turkish counterpart İsmail Kahraman on Tuesday. Iran-Turkey cooperating in preserving Iraqi territorial integrity was very important, says Ali Larijani, the Iranian Parliament Speaker in his meeting with İsmail Kahraman Speaker of the Grand […]
Daesh Eliminated in Iraq, Syria Thanks to Iran’s Anti-Terror Campaign: Larijani
TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani praised the full liberation of Syrian and Iraqi territories from Daesh terrorists and said Iran’s assistance to the Arab countries played a major role in the elimination of the terror group. Speaking to reporters before his departure to Turkey on Tuesday, Larijani pointed to security problems facing the […]
Iranian 6-month gas exports to Iraq stands at 1.2b cubic meters
TEHRAN – Iran has exported 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas to Iraq since late June, Shana reported quoting the managing director for the Iranian Gas Transmission Company, Saeed Tavakoli, as saying on Saturday. According to Tavakoli, Iran has agreed to export up to 25 million cubic meters of gas to Baghdad on a daily […]
Iraq court rules Kurdistan secession vote unconstitutional
Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court has ruled Kurdistan’s controversial secession referendum as unconstitutional, saying the results of the vote are void. “The Federal Court issued the decision to consider the Kurdish region’s referendum unconstitutional and this ruling is final,” a court spokesman said on Monday. The tribunal is responsible for settling disputes between Iraq’s central government and […]
Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Iraq for Hosting Arbaeen Pilgrims
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iraqi government and nation for hosting millions of pilgrims during Arbaeen, hailing the huge turnout in the event as a sign of the Muslim world’s growing willingness to pursue sacred goals. In a meeting with a group of cultural officials in Tehran […]