Iran and Iraq

Iran and Iraq sign border protection agreement

Iran and Iraq sign border protection agreement

Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq's Kurdish region. The joint security agreement includes coordination in "protecting the common …

Iranian foreign minister arrives in Baghdad

Iranian foreign minister arrives in Baghdad

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad today. Amir-Abdollahian arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday to discuss bilateral, regional and …

Iraq draws troops to Iranian and Turkish borders

Iraq draws troops to Iranian and Turkish borders

Today, Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari said that the ministry has deployed over 6,000 officers on the Iranian and Turkish borders of the country. "We have deployed more than 6,000 troops in Iraqi Kurdistan on the …

Iranian FM explains why Iraqi envoy was summoned

Iranian FM explains why Iraqi envoy was summoned

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced that Iran had summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Iran over Iraq’s use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf.  “In the wake of Iraqi authorities’ use of a …

Iraqi PM arrives in Tehran for talks

Iraqi PM arrives in Tehran for talks

Heading a political and economic delegation, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani on Tuesday morning arrived in Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials. In his two-day visit, at the official invitation of Iranian …

Iraqi prime minister to visit Tehran

Iraqi prime minister to visit Tehran

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani will visit Iran at the invitation of President Ebrahim Raisi, IRNA reported citing sources. According to IRNA, during his meeting with al-Sudani, the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, …

Iranian pilgrims killed in minibus crash in Iraq

Iranian pilgrims killed in minibus crash in Iraq

Eleven Iranian pilgrims and their local driver died Sunday in central Iraq when their minibus collided with a truck and burst into flames, a health official said. The vehicle carrying the pilgrims slammed into the parked truck in Babil …

Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid unrest

Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid unrest

Iran closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the country halted Tuesday amid violence in Baghdad. At least 15 protesters have been killed since the unrest erupted Monday. Iranian state television cited …

Iranian and Iraqi FMs discuss bilateral, regional issues

Iranian and Iraqi FMs discuss bilateral, regional issues

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, in a phone call, discussed some issues of common concern in bilateral relations, as well as some regional issues, including talks between …

Iran receives $1.6B in gas debt from Iraq

Iran receives $1.6B in gas debt from Iraq

Iran has received $1.6 billion in arrears from the Iraqi government for imports of natural gas, Oil Minister Javad Owji announced late Wednesday.  Owji said the debt from previous years was received "a few hours ago" …

Media: Iraq lacks electricity due to Iranian gas shortages

Media: Iraq lacks electricity due to Iranian gas shortages

Iraq is facing electricity shortage as Iran cuts natural gas supplies, Shafaq News reported today, citing a source in the Iraqi Electricity Ministry. "The decrease in the volume of Iranian gas supplies to Iraq over the past 24 …

Iraq reaches new agreements with Iran on gas supply

Iraq reaches new agreements with Iran on gas supply

Iraqi authorities indicate they have persuaded Tehran to increase gas supply to the Arab country. Iraq has reached new agreements with Iran on the supply of natural gas from the country, according to the spokesman of the country’s …

Iran suspends electricity exports to Iraq

Iran suspends electricity exports to Iraq

Iran has suspended electricity exports to Iraq to meet its electricity needs, spokesman for the Ministry of Energy of Iran Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said. Rajabi Mashhadi noted that …

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

U.S. forces at Iraqi bases most likely had some warning before missiles launched by Iran struck this morning, thanks to a facility devoted to detecting and providing alerts about launches anywhere in the world, according to public documents and a …

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iranian state television said that at least 80 American soldiers were killed in attacks involving 15 missiles Tehran launched on U.S. targets in Iraq, adding that none of the missiles were intercepted. State TV, citing a senior …

Trump uses attack on U.S. embassy in Iraq to blame Iran

Trump uses attack on U.S. embassy in Iraq to blame Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for “orchestrating” an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and said he will hold Tehran responsible. “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We …