Iran-Iraq Relations
November 09, 2019 19:11
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November 09,2019Iraq imports 7 gigawatts of electricity from Iran to make up for the shortfall between its output and actual need, an Iraqi power ministry official said. Abbas Jabber, electricity ministry... -
November 02,2019Iranian and Iraqi power grids were synchronized Friday following closer collaboration between the two neighbors. Speaking on the sidelines of the synchronization ceremony at the premises of the... -
October 19,2019Power grids of Iran and Iraq will be synchronized by the end of 2019 and Tehran will help reduce power loss in the neighboring country the following year, chairman of the Export Committee of Iran... -
October 13,2019Iran accounts for about a quarter of all exports to neighboring Iraq. According to Iran's commercial attaché to Iraq, Nasser Behzad, China with 20%, Turkey with 19%, the US with close to 10%,... -
August 10,2019The unilateral US sanctions on Iran have not affected relations between Iraq and Iran, as trade ties in key sectors between the two neighbors continue as usual, Iraq's ambassador to Tehran said. “... -
August 05,2019Iran’s exports to the neighboring country Iraq have been on the decline since the last Iranian month (June 22-July 22), says secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce. Hamid Hosseini... -
July 30,2019Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran and the Iraqi Securities Commission signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint investment fund. The fund will be based on master-feeder... -
July 28,2019Baghdad would benefit greatly from de-escalation of tensions between Tehran and the West, and the Iraqi premier's recent visit to Iran was apparently aimed at achieving this goal, a political... -
July 27,2019Iraq and Iran are neighbors: Around $25 million worth of Iranian goods enter Iraq every day. But it is not clear what will happen when a three-month US waiver that allows Baghdad to trade with... -
July 23,2019Issues in the Middle East need to be addressed through dialogue, negotiation and cooperation among regional countries and neighbors, President Hassan Rouhani told an Iraqi delegation in Tehran on... -
July 21,2019The Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, is hosting a joint meeting of Economic Cooperation Commission with Iran. -
July 13,2019The National Iranian Gas Company and its affiliates are capable of playing a role in Iraq's untapped natural gas market. Morteza Bahiyeh, head of Iraq's Babil Province Chamber of Commerce and... -
July 07,2019Iran exported $2.5 billion worth of commodities and services to neighboring Iraq during the 100 days ending July 1, registering an increase of 20% compared with last year’s corresponding period.... -
June 26,2019Iran traded 944,845 tons of non-oil commodities worth $394.23 million with Iraq during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) to register a 2.8% decline in tonnage and 0.07% growth in value... -
June 15,2019The United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to US sanctions for Baghdad, two government sources said on Saturday. -
June 01,2019Despite major obstacles the United States has created for Iran's energy customers, Iraq continues to purchase gas and electricity from Iran and pay for it. US sanctions on Iran’s banking sector... -
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...
