Iraq

BAGHDAD: Leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Hakim said on Sunday that Iraq will never normalize its relations with Israeli occupying regime and that the agenda of State of Palestine will prevail. He made the remarks in a meeting with a group of Iraqi elites. Hakim stressed the …

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Taji military base, which is occupied by American forces, has been attacked by at least three Katyusha rockets, the Iraqi military said. No casualties have been reported yet, but there have been material damages, a Monday statement by the Iraqi military said. The so-called US-led coalition has also …

BAGHDAD: A senior Iraqi official says that work for a key rail link connecting the country to the neighboring Iran will begin in the very near future. “The railway between Iran and Iraq through the Shalamcheh link will get going soon,” said Qasim al-Araji, a national security adviser to the …

BAGHDAD: A convoy carrying logistical support for American troops in southern Iraq has been struck by two roadside bombs in the second attack of its kind in less than two weeks. The convoy was making its way to support US troops in southern Iraq when it was hit by the …

Head of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani praised Iran’s assistance to the Iraqi government and people, saying that the Iraqi nation will never forget such help. “The Iraqi people will never forget the Islamic Republic’s assistance to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region,” Barzani said in a joint press conference …

Iraqi prime minister’s visit to Saudi Arabia was postponed due to the hospitalization of King Salman. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced that the visit of the Iraqi prime minister to Riyadh has been postponed, according to el-Nashra. Riyadh welcomes the fact that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi …

TEHRAN: The Iranian deputy foreign minister rejected the rumors on the presence of the Taliban in Iran, stressing that “Taliban does not have any office in Iran” Speaking in an interview with Afghanistan’s TOLO News, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi rejected the rumors on the …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Baghdad ahead of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit to Tehran on his first foreign trip. “My trip, which had already been planned, provides a good opportunity to make necessary arrangements before the Iraqi prime minister’s visit,” Zarif told reporters upon …

News / Politics / Editor’s Choice / News Bulletin Zarif pays tribute to anti-terror commanders before holding meetings with Iraqi official Sunday, 19 July 2020 12:02 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 19 July 2020 12:02 PM ] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has paid tribute to assassinated commanders of …

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will visit Iran next week as part of his first foreign tour since taking office. Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji said Wednesday that the tour aimed at discussing cooperation in various fields will also take Kadhimi to Saudi Arabia and the US, the …