Iran and Iraq

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Iran deploys air defense systems along borders with Iraq

Iran deploys air defense systems along borders with Iraq

Iran’s air defense base has deployed its missile systems along the country’s western frontiers with Iraq, a move aimed at “responding to violations”. Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami, the deputy …

Saudi Arabia seeks Iraq's help to improve ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia seeks Iraq's help to improve ties with Iran

The government of Saudi Arabia has sought the help of Iraq's prime minister to mend relations between Riyadh and Tehran, according to news reports. "During our visit to Saudi Arabia, they also asked us to do so, and we said …

Iran and Iraq boost military cooperation

Iran and Iraq boost military cooperation

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism", Iranian media reported. Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan …

Iran starts gas exports to Iraq

Iran starts gas exports to Iraq

Iran started a project to export natural gas to its western neighbor – Iraq.  Exports of around 7 million cubic meters per day (bcm/d) to Iraq’s capital Baghdad had started from the late hours of Wednesday, June 21, the …

Qassemi: Kurdistan referendum to exacerbate Iraq’s problems

Qassemi: Kurdistan referendum to exacerbate Iraq’s problems

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a referendum on the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan region will just create more problems for the Arab country in a time when it needs peace and stability more than ever. Foreign Ministry Spokesman …

Iran begins oil production at Yaran field

Iran begins oil production at Yaran field

Iran has commenced oil production from North Yaran oilfield with an output of 30,000 barrels per day with the 10 wells drilled so far, the project's development manager said, Trade Arabia reports. Iran's priority is to …

Will OPEC assent to Iraq's request?

Will OPEC assent to Iraq's request?

A number of key OPEC countries, including Saudi Arabia, may support special conditions for Iraq in a deal to cut oil production, a source in the delegation of an OPEC member country said. Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said …

Iran, Iraq agree to connect oil pipelines

Iran, Iraq agree to connect oil pipelines

Iran and Iraq have agreed to connect their oil pipelines, Trend reported citing Fars. According to the report, the agreement was achieved between Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and his Iraqi counterpart …

Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail

Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail

Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement fail, a senior oil ministry official in Baghdad said in an interview with Reuters. …

Iran and Iraq discuss fight against Daesh

Iran and Iraq discuss fight against Daesh

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri discussed a range of issues at their meeting, particularly ways to counter the terrorism and the development of economic …

Iran tests pipeline constructed for supplying gas to Iraq

Iran tests pipeline constructed for supplying gas to Iraq

A senior Iranian oil official said the country has started pumping gas into a pipeline that the Islamic Republic plans to use for exports of natural gas to Iraq, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reports. “The pipeline is …

Iran and Iraq develop cooperation in banking sector

Iran and Iraq develop cooperation in banking sector

Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding in the banking sector. The ceremony, which took place in Baghdad, was attended by the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Valiollah Seif, and his Iraqi counterpart Ali Al …

 Iranian gas exports to Iraq may start in May or June

Iranian gas exports to Iraq may start in May or June

Iran has stretched a pipeline to the city of Naftshahr, which is on the border with Iraq, but gas deliveries to Iraq will start in May or June, the managing-director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hamid Reza Araqi, …

Larijani sums up results of his visit to Iraq

Larijani sums up results of his visit to Iraq

Islamic countries need more effective steps to combat terrorism, Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said. The speaker of the Iranian parliament said that during the visit he met with the Iraqi leadership, …

Zarif: Iran to recapture all areas seized by Daesh

Zarif: Iran to recapture all areas seized by Daesh

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed confidence that Iraq will recapture all areas in the country previously seized by the Daesh militants. Yesterday he congratulated the Iraqi Foreign …