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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 …
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 …
Anti-government protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Iraq's Najaf for the second time in less than a week, according to police sources. At least 33 people were wounded when police fired live ammunition to repel them …
The Iraqi border crossing department has fully restored the southern Shalamche passage on the border with Iran, which had been closed earlier due to protests, the Akhbar al-Iraq information portal reports. On November 16, Baghdad closed …
Leaked cables revealed that
Iraq closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran to travelers from both countries on Saturday, an Iraqi security source and an Iranian diplomat said, Reuters reports. The security source said Tehran had demanded the closure …
Four protesters were shot dead this morning outside the Iranian consulate in Iraq's Karbala. Iraq’s official human rights watchdog confirmed the deaths. The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said three people were …
Iran said Sunday that it is “closely monitoring” developments in neighboring Iraq amid mass protests that have killed scores in the country, Middle East Monitor reported citing Anadolu Agency. “Iran is carefully …
Iran's embassy in Baghdad announced that the Iranian government has decided to offer temporary waiver visa fees for Iraqi national for a two month period. "The Iraqi nationals can travel to Iran without requiring a visa …
An enemy plot seeking to sow discord between Tehran and Baghdad will fail, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said. "Iran and Iraq are two nations whose hearts & souls are tied …
Speaking to Iranian ISNA news agency on Saturday Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Saad Abdul Wahab Jawad Qandil said that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had offered the non-aggression pact to the Persian Gulf countries during his …
But bringing Riyadh and Tehran closer together could prove to be a difficult task
Baghdad hopes to preserve its national interests without aligning with either axis in the conflict
Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iraq on Saturday to demand U.S. troops leave “as soon as possible”, during a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi that showed off …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for Iran and neighboring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity trade and work towards fulfilling a plan to connect their railroads, Trend reports citing …
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran and Iraq are the pillars of the security of the region, adding that without these two important countries the region would not be secure, Mehr news agency …
Iraq will not be part of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said, according to a statement issued by the PM's office. "Iraq will not be part of the U.S. sanctions …
Baghdad seeks to strengthen relations with Tehran, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said at the meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. According to Abdul-Mahdi, Iraq's …
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammad Ali al-Hakim discussed the restoration of Syria's suspended membership of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL). …
The Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad, said today that the renewed US sanctions against Iran are harming Baghdad first of all. “Iraq suffers the most from these sanctions, because Iraq basically relies on Iran’s gas …
