Iran Has Been Always Honest to Iraq’s Kurdistan
TEHRAN – Nazem Dabbagh, a representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), says the Islamic Republic of Iran’s policy towards the KRG has always been based on good relation and ethnical, cultural and racial commonalities, and predicted the relation would remain good in the future. Visiting Iran News pavilion in the 23rd Press and News […]
KRG referendum ‘Barzani’s coup against rivals’
Former IRGC General Mohsen Rezaei said the independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region was KRG President Masoud Barzani’s coup against his rivals to expunge them from the Kurdish region. “Barzani sought to put either himself or his representative in the position of Iraq’s Kurdish president,” Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said in […]
Kurdish Referendum Lacking Logic: Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi criticized the unilateral move by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum on Monday and said it took place without the necessary prudence. “Our stance is clear, the move (independence referendum) occurred at an improper time and lacked the necessary logic,” Qassemi said at his weekly press […]
KRG referendum plan to hurt Iraqi Kurds
Army Chief Maj. Gen. Bagheri criticized Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s plan to hold a referendum on independence, saying the move would hurt the Kurds in northern Iraq. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks on Thursday, saying the current grievous situation in Iraq and lack of unity in the […]