Iran-Iraq Relations
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June 18,2021The state-run Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said on Thursday Iraq’s power import from Iran halted after a power transmission tower exploded in the Iraqi... -
June 12,2021More than 280,000 tons of commodities worth $124 million were exported to the neighboring Iraq from Ilam Province’s Mehran border crossing during the first two months of the current Iranian year (...
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June 07,2021Iranian and Iraqi officials have agreed upon an arrangement for settlement of Baghdad's debts to Tehran, said spokesperson of Iraq's Ministry of Electricity.
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May 25,2021Footwear exports from Iran stood at $105 million in the fiscal 2020-21, registering a 36.5% growth in value and a 29% rise in weight year-on-year.
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May 21,2021The construction of a 32-kilometer-long Shalamcheh-Basra railroad, which will connect Iran and Iraq, is to start within a month using Iranian private sector investments, according to the deputy...
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May 03,2021The Iraqi government will provide foreign currency for purchasing Russia's Sputnik-V Covid vaccine as a part of an agreement to settle its debts to Iran. Reza Ardakanian, the energy minister, said...
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April 27,2021Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran appreciates Iraq’s efforts to prepare the ground for promoting dialogue between regional countries, hoping these endeavors would lead to more...
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April 18,2021Settlement of Iraqi debt to Iran is likely to start in a month following an agreement signed by the two governments in March, the secretary general of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce said...
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March 07,2021Iran opposes any foreign intervention in the internal affairs of neighboring Iraq and considers it detrimental to the Arab country, as well as the entire region, the president said.
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February 28,2021Head of the Trade Bank of Iraq and the governor of the Central Bank of Iran Saturday discussed ways on how Iran could access its forex assets blocked in the neighboring country. The CBI boss...
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February 28,2021Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday at the head of a delegation for a one-day visit, met with top Iranian officials to discuss a range of subjects of mutual...
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February 24,2021Iran's Ambassador in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met with Iraqi Trade Minister Alaa Ahmad al-Jubouri to discuss ways of promoting trade cooperation between the two neighbors.
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February 16,2021Iraqi Airways will resume flights on Tehran-Najaf-Tehran and Mashhad-Najaf-Mashhad this week, as restrictions on issuing flight permits to Iranian airlines have been lifted, the spokesperson of the...
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February 06,2021President Hassan Rouhani said Iran strongly rejects any foreign intervention in Iraq’s internal affairs, stressing that the two countries’ strong relations guarantee regional security and stability...
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January 03,2021Iran exported 20.8 million tons of goods worth $5.9 billion to Iraq during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Dec. 20, 2020), registering a 15% decline in value compared...
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December 30,2020Iran and Iraq reached an agreement to settle the Arab country's energy debt to Iran, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said in Tehran on Wednesday
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December 29,2020Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday including the Minister of Electricity Majid Mahdi Hantoush. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest...
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December 21,2020The potential and investment opportunities in Iraq’s power sector notwithstanding, no meaningful measures have been taken to expand Iran’s footprint in the untapped market, deputy head of the Iran...
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November 30,2020A total of 17.6 million tons of commodities worth $5 billion were exported to Iraq during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Oct. 21), which made the neighboring country...
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October 12,2020An agreement was reached between the Central Bank of Iran, Central Bank of Iraq and the Trade Bank of Iraq to unfreeze Iran's financial assets in the neighboring country. Abdolnasser Hemmati, the...
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October 05,2020Iraqi Airways’ flying permit to Iran was cancelled as of Oct. 4 until further notice for violation of permit conditions, the head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran said on Sunday.
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September 16,2020Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has appointed Mustafa Ghaleb as central bank governor and Salem Jawad Abdul Hadi Al-Jalabi as chairman of state-owned Trade Bank of Iraq. The appointments...
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September 13,2020Three border crossings with Iraq, namely Chazzabeh and Shalamcheh in the southern Khuzestan Province and Mehran in the western Ilam Province, have reopened for exports on all weekdays as of Sept....
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July 26,2020Chazzabeh crossing on the Iran-Iraq border was reopened for exports on Sunday, after five months of closure due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Iranian commercial vehicles will be allowed...
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July 24,2020Iraq has reopened its Manzarieh border crossing with Iran (called Khosravi on the Iranian side) after it was closed for about five months, following the spread of the new coronavirus. "Following...
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