Iraq

2024-12-18 21:58

Zarif, China envoy discuss bilateral ties, implementation of 25-Year cooperation agreement

TEHRAN – In a meeting held on Wednesday, Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the Chinese Ambassador to Iran, Zong Piyu, underscored the importance of operationalizing the comprehensive 25-year strategic partnership between the two nations.

Yalda Night: a celebration of light and togetherness

2024-12-18 16:49

By Afshin Majlesi

Yalda Night: a celebration of light and togetherness

Once again, Yalda Night is approaching as a celebration of warmth, love, and togetherness cherished by all devotees of the Persian culture.

2024-12-17 17:52

Tourism minister attends Ancient Civilizations Forum in Yerevan

TEHRAN – The Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, traveled to Yerevan, Armenia, on Tuesday morning to attend the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum.

2024-12-13 22:27

Tehran ready to support Baghdad if holy sites are threatened by terrorists: envoy

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Iraq has reaffirmed Tehran's commitment to supporting its neighbor in the face of potential terrorist threats, particularly if Iraq’s sovereignty or its holy sites are endangered.

2024/12/11

By Soheila Zarfam

Neocon fantasies vs. reality: why Iran won't be the next Iraq

TEHRAN – Eliot Cohen, a "political scientist" who championed the 2003 Iraq invasion on the premise that Saddam Hussein was a bigger threat to Washington than any potential replacement, is now on the cusp of seventy.

2024-12-11 14:22

IRCS provides volunteer health services in Iraq

TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), till December 6, volunteer physicians have provided free health services to over 67,000 individuals in the Iraqi shrine cities of Karbala and Najaf, an official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said.

Israeli forces grab the buffer zone established in a 1974 ceasefire with Syria

2024-12-10 13:17

Qatar, Saudi, Iran, Iraq condemn Israel’s ‘dangerous’ land grab in Syria

Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran have decried Israel’s seizure of land in Syria near the occupied Golan Heights as the Israeli military continues to launch air strikes across the country.

People around the world are waiting which direction Syria is headed for

2024-12-09 22:29

By our staff writer

The world watching post-Assad Syria attentively

TEHRAN - What is awaiting Syria is unclear given the history of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other groups that conquered major Syrian cities one after another in a very short time and toppled the government of Syrian President Bashar a-Assad.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iraqi counterpart Faud Hussien in a press conference (file photo)

2024-12-05 20:57

Iranian, Iraqi and Syrian foreign minister to gather in Baghdad Friday

TEHRAN - The foreign ministers of Iran, Iraq and Syria will meet in Baghdad on Friday to assess the attacks by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants to the northwestern cities in Syria, a source told Al Mayadeen TV.

2024-12-03 15:19

Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, top destinations for Iranian nano-tech products

TEHRAN –Iranian nanotechnology companies export their products to 49 countries around the world, mainly to Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, and China.

2024-12-01 21:50

Iran, Iraq leaders reaffirm support for Syria amid new terror insurgency

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani engaged in a phone conversation on Sunday evening to address pressing regional security concerns.

2024-11-24 17:57

Archaeologists claim to identify site of historic Battle of al-Qadisiyyah using satellite images

TEHRAN - A team of archaeologists claims to have identified the location of the historic Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, fought in c. 636 CE between Iran’s Sasanian Empire and an invading Arab army in present-day Iraq.

2024-11-17 17:46

Flights between Sanandaj, Kurdistan Region of Iraq proposed to strengthen tourism

TEHRAN – Moslem Shojaei, the director of marketing and foreign tourism development at Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, has announced promising outcomes from Iran’s recent tourism roadshow held in Sulaymaniyah, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

2024-11-16 22:33

US ordered to pay $48bn in damages to families of Iranian military advisors martyred in Syria, Iraq

TEHRAN – An Iranian court has ordered the United States to pay $48 billion in damages to the families of Iranian military advisors who were deployed to Syria and Iraq at the request of the governments of those countries to assist in the fight against Daesh terrorists.

2024-11-16 17:26

Iran stages tourism roadshow in Sulaymaniyah

Tehran – Iran has organized a tourism roadshow in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to highlight its diverse tourism opportunities.

Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council - Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji

2024-11-11 21:54

Top Iranian, Iraqi security officials hold talks in Tehran

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, received Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji for a high-level meeting in the Iranian capital on Monday.

2024-11-10 21:51

Iraq reaffirms opposition to airspace use in attacks against Iran

TEHRAN – In a reaffirmation of Iraq's stance on neutrality and sovereignty, Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Qasim al-Araji, underscored the country's firm opposition to any unauthorized use of its airspace for military strikes against Iran or other neighboring countries.

2024-11-08 22:11

Iraq FM dismisses claims of Iran preparing to launch attack on Israel from Iraqi soil

TEHRAN – Iraq’s top diplomat, Fuad Hussein, has categorically denied allegations that Iran is planning to strike Israel from within Iraq.

The Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, and the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nasrollah Rashvandi in Erbil

2024-11-08 20:16

KRG PM, Iranian consul general talk up security collaboration

TEHRAN – The Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, and the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nasrollah Rashvandi in Erbil, engaged in discussions regarding bilateral security collaboration.

2024-11-06 17:33

Iran marks Daryagholi Sourani's legacy on his martyrdom anniversary

TEHRAN – Iran marked the anniversary of Daryagholi Sourani’s sacrifice with a tribute to those who keep his spirit alive today.

2024-11-04 19:28

Iran, Iraq interior ministers talk border security in Tehran meeting

TEHRAN – On Monday, the interior ministers of Iran and Iraq convened at the Iranian Ministry of Interior to discuss the importance of border security.

2024-11-02 22:32

Iraqi resistance strikes Israel’s Eilat

An umbrella group of anti-terror fighters in Iraq said on Saturday its fighters have carried out four drone attacks on the southern Israeli resort of Eilat.

2024-11-02 17:31

Hundreds of artifacts from Sassanian and Babylonian eras unearthed in Iraq

TEHRAN - Archaeologists in Iraq have recently uncovered hundreds of ancient artifacts dating back to the eras of ancient Babylon and the Sassanian Empire.

2024-11-01 22:12

Iran, UK envoys talk West Asia tensions in Baghdad meeting

TEHRAN – The Iranian and British ambassadors to Iraq sat down for a meeting in the capital Baghdad to discuss the escalating tensions in West Asia, spurred by over a year of unchecked Israeli violence.

2024-10-30 23:16

Terrorist group dismantled upon arriving in Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s intelligence forces identified and arrested a group of terrorists that had entered the country through its Western borders on Wednesday.

2024-10-28 22:06

Iraq files complaint over Israel's use of its airspace to attack Iran

Tehran - Following Israel’s encroachment upon Iraqi sovereignty to attack Iran, Baghdad has condemned the regime’s use of its airspace to attack neighboring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council.

2024-10-26 13:49

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