Iran-Iraq Relations

Iraq 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…

Iraq’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…

The 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…

A 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…

Governor 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…

Flooding 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…

Iraq 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…

Leader 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…

Iraqi 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…

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is to make his first official visit to Iran on Saturday, a member of his office said. He would spend two days in the Islamic Republic, the source also told…

Electricity 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…

Iran 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…

Foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq held a preparatory meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, ahead of President Hassan Rouhani’s Monday trip. 

President 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…

Iran 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…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani met with his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed al-Halbousi, in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral ties.      Larijani pointed to…

Relations with Iran are highly crucial for Baghdad, Iraqi President Barham Salih said, ahead of President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Arab country.  Speaking to Iraqi media, Salih…

Iraq 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…

President Hassan Rouhani’s decision to pay his first official visit to Iraq could indicate the resolution of key disputes between the two neighboring countries, a senior journalist and political…

The upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Baghdad would be a “turning point” in the two countries’ relations after the formation of Iraq’s new government, a senior Iraqi official said.…

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in Baghdad on Monday to discuss areas of mutual interest and common unresolved issues.   

The resistance of Iraqi leaders against the United States’ calls for breaking ties with Iran could provide some relief for the country from harsh American sanctions, a political expert says.…

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami last week to launch the construction of the first phase of Kermanshah-Bisotun-Homeyl…

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement Tuesday to establish a monetary channel for facilitating payments between the two countries.  The agreement was signed by the governors of the Central…

A joint communication taskforce is to be established between Iran and Iraq by March with the aim of boosting collaboration.