Iran-Iraq Relations

Head of the International Department of the Central Bank of Iran said constructive talks were held with Iraqi officials during his tour to the Arab country, which could result in unfreezing…

A total of 5 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.45 billion were exported from Iran to Iraq during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) to register a 40% and 38.3…

Iraq has partially reopened another border crossing into Iran. The Mandali border crossing (known as Soomar on the Iranian side of the border) was reopened on Saturday in a ceremony attended by…

Saman Insurance Company has extended its frontier by launching a subsidiary insurance company in Iraq. According to a press release published on the company's website, the insurer aims to help…

Iran and Iraq will invoke past agreements to expedite settlement of Iraqi arrears using a trading mechanism designed to supply basic goods to Iran.  Governor of the Central Bank of Iran…

Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to build a highway from the Iranian border city of Mehran to the southern city of Najaf in Iraq.

Importing electricity from Iran is of vital importance for Iraq (both politically and economically), the Iraqi Minister of Electricity Majid Mahdi Hantoush said at the weekend.

Some $30 million worth of non-oil goods have been exported to Iraq via Iran's Khorramshahr Port since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 20), an official with Arvand Free Trade…

Exports of essential goods, as well as all types of herbal and edible plants, via Tamarchin border crossing, located in Piranshahr County in West Azarbaijan Province, to the neighboring Iraq has…

Iran’s ambassador in Baghdad said Tehran’s relations with the new Iraqi government are expected to be positive, as both countries have agreed on improving mutual ties.  “Agreements have…

President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that Iran will stand by the Iraqi people and government. 

Iran exports about 1,500 megawatts of electricity and 30 million cubic meters of gas to Iraq every day, the money for which is deposited in the Trade Bank of Iraq, a spokesman of the Iranian Oil…

About 8.1 million tons of goods worth $3.8 billion were exported from Iran to Iraq through the Iraqi Kurdistan Region during the last fiscal year that ended on March 19, according to the…

The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity, a US State Department official said late Sunday, but this time for a shorter period of 30 days, adding…

Mehran border crossing will remain closed until April 19, as per a new decision made by Iraq’s Ministry of Health and Environment. According to spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran…

The recent attacks on coalition forces in Iraq are part of Washington's plots to create a new crisis in the Arab country, a lawmaker said.

The recent visit by Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani to Iraq indicates that Tehran still plays an important role in the Arab country, despite the hostility of…

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iraq does not pay for Iranian natural gas imports. “They (Iraqis) do not pay us (Oil Ministry) any money for the gas they import,” Zanganeh was quoted as…

Exports of commodities to Iraq through the Sumar Border Terminal in Qasr-e Shirin County of Kermanshah Province restarted from Saturday, after a five-month pause due to border shutdown by the…

Iran’s exports to Iraq stood at $6.3 billion in the nine months to Dec. 21, Hamid Hosseini, the secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce, said. “In the two months ending Nov. 21, Iran…

Opening a long-awaited joint bank to boost trade between Iran and Iraq, is crucial for enhancing the presence of Iranian firms in Iraq, says the head of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce.

Iraq's parliament passed a resolution on Sunday calling on the government to expel foreign troops from the country as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran on Iraqi soil following…

Iran’s exports to Iraq have declined due to the recent political unrest in the neighboring country, the secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said. Hamid Hosseini added that Iran…

Chairman of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Hamid Zadboum said the value of Iranian exports to neighboring Iraq amounts to one-fourth of the Arab country’s total imports.

The Iranian capital is hosting a forum attended by the businesspeople of Iran, Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Held at Tehran’s Parsian Evin Hotel, the two-day forum started on Monday and…