Iran-Iraq Relations

The 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…

More 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…

Iranian and Iraqi officials have agreed upon an arrangement for settlement of Baghdad's debts to Tehran, said spokesperson of Iraq's Ministry of Electricity.

Footwear 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.

The 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…

Foreign 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…

Settlement 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…

Iran 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. 

Iraqi 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…

Head 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. 

Iran'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.  The two sides…

Iraqi 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…

President 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…

Iran 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…

Iran and Iraq reached an agreement to settle the Arab country's energy debt to Iran, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said in Tehran on Wednesday Outlining the outcome of his visit to Baghdad a…

Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday including the Minister of Electricity Majid Mahdi Hantoush. 

The 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…

A 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…

An 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. 

Iraqi 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…

Iraqi 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…

Three 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…

Chazzabeh 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…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran expects Baghdad to proceed with the decision of its government, nation and parliament to expel American forces as their…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for a two-day visit, held meetings with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and other top…