Iran-Iraq Relations
May 24, 2019 19:39
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May 24,2019Iran is looking for a new channel to repatriate currency earrings from exports to Iraq, secretary general of the Joint Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said. Regarding a directive issued by the... -
May 24,2019Iraq can continue importing Iranian natural gas and power until June, said Joey Hood, charge d’affaires of the US mission in Iraq. -
May 22,2019Iraq is going to great lengths to prevent an exacerbation of tensions between Iran and the United States because its mainstream political groups do not want the status of their fellow Shia-majority... -
May 19,2019Iraqi President Barham Salih said Baghdad will stand by the Iranian people and government during difficult times just like the Islamic Republic did when it offered substantial help in Iraq's battle... -
May 18,2019The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran is stepping up efforts to promote non-oil exports to Iraq by offering lower premium rates and cheaper guarantee cover. On the sidelines of a monthly meeting of... -
May 14,2019Iraq will remain dependent on Iran for power at least for the next three years, IRNA quoted the country's Electricity Minister Luay al-Khatteeb as saying on Monday. Close to 4 gigawatts (roughly... -
May 08,2019In a surprise move, the federal government of Iraq has announced it will ban the import of juice and beverages as well as ice-cream and pastry from Iran as of June 1, citing a bid to support its... -
May 07,2019In a phone conversation with President Hassan Rouhani on Monday, top leaders of Qatar and Iraq expressed willingness to expand ties with Iran and voiced opposition to any measure that could... -
May 04,2019The National Iranian Oil Company and Iraqi oil officials explored ways to boost cooperation in Tehran on Friday. According to Shana, the Oil Ministry news portal, Ramin Qalambor Dezfouli, NIOC... -
May 03,2019Iraq was the biggest importer of Iran's mineral products worth $1.93 billion in the last fiscal year that ended on March 20, 2019. According to data released by the Iranian Mines & Mining... -
April 23,2019Iraq’s gas imports from Iran will rise to 35 million cubic meters per day in June from 28 mcm, a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said Tuesday. "This is expected to raise the power... -
April 15,2019The United Nations’ envoy for Iraq has traveled to Tehran to meet Iranian officials to discuss the situation in the Arab country, which is grappling with the aftermath of a devastating war with the... -
April 14,2019A further deepening of ties between Iran and neighboring Iraq should be seen as a positive step toward bolstering regional cooperation, as Baghdad is rising from the ashes to become a strong... -
April 07,2019Flooding during the past three weeks in the west and southwest of the country has not disrupted crude oil production in joint oilfields with Iraq, managing director of Petroleum Engineering and... -
April 07,2019Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says Iraq has paid a large part of its debt to Iran. The debts are mainly related to Iranian gas and electricity export to the neighboring country. The... -
April 07,2019Iraq will continue to import gas and electricity from Iran until power plants and gas fields in the country become self-reliance, the Iraqi Minister of Electricity Louay al-Khateeb said at the... -
April 06,2019Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the US presence in the Middle East is harmful to the interests of the people in the region, so the Iraqi government needs to compel... -
April 06,2019Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani showed strong determination to implement the joint projects agreed by the two countries during recent mutual visits after... -
April 05,2019Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is to make his first official visit to Iran on Saturday, a member of his office said. -
March 12,2019Electricity exports to Iraq continue as usual and the pattern is symptomatic of cordial and expanding economic, trade and political relations between the two neighbors. According to the Energy... -
March 11,2019Iran and Iraq pledged on Monday to bolster their trade and security ties despite a maximalist pressure campaign by the US administration to cut off Tehran’s relations with the rest of the world,... -
March 10,2019Foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq held a preparatory meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, ahead of President Hassan Rouhani’s Monday trip. Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iran’s top diplomat, who arrived in the... -
March 09,2019President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Baghdad at the head of a politico-economic delegation on Monday for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening political, economic and cultural ties... -
March 08,2019Iran and Iraq plan to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion per annum within two years, says Iran’s Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Reza Rahmani. He made the statement after meeting his... -
March 05,2019Iraq is willing to boost technical cooperation with Iranian power engineering firms, the Arab country’s electricity minister said. Luay al-Khateeb made the statement at the opening ceremony of...
