Iran-Iraq Relations

Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in road transportation and facilitate tourism.

The agreement was reached during the meetings of Iran-Iraq…

Hamid Hosseini, a board member of Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Association,  has denied a report by Reuters claiming that Tehran has accepted to buy Iraqi food…

President Hassan Rouhani Saturday held a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih in Tehran where they discussed a wide range of issues including expansion of bilateral trade, setting up…

At this year's Baghdad International Fair, Iranian businessmen displayed thick, colorful Persian rugs to impressed onlookers while others showcased the latest in Iranian manufacturing in power…

Iraq has agreed with Iran to exchange Iraqi food items for Iranian gas and energy supplies, two Iraqi government officials said on Wednesday.  Baghdad is now seeking US approval to allow…

The Iraqi government is working toward maintaining ties with Iran, its top trade partner, in the face of the United States’ sanctions on Tehran, which are aimed at minimizing its international…

Tehran is hosting a meeting of Iran-Iraq Road Transportation Commission with the aim of surveying the capacities for expanding road transportation, commercial interactions and boosting bilateral…

Iran will open a special account in one of Iraq’s state-owned banks to receive export earnings, said the president of the Investment Commission of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines…

Iraq's debt to Iran for electricity imports amounts to $1 billion and it is hoped that the debt will be cleared in the near future, a spokesman for the Iran Power Generation, Distribution and…

Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday on broadening aviation cooperation between the two neighboring nations. Director of the Public Relations Department of the Civil…

Negotiations are underway with banks in Iraq and Afghanistan for enabling Iranian private sector players to repatriate their export yields as per the law and maintain trade, a senior private…

The new Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was inaugurated on Wednesday, is well informed about Tehran-Baghdad relations and advocates enhanced mutual ties, a senior lawmaker said.…

Iraq will stop trucking crude from its northern Kirkuk oilfield to Iran in November to comply with sanctions imposed on its neighbor by the United States, five sources familiar with Iraqi oil…

Iran is increasingly focusing on citizens from neighboring Iraq to boost its tourism sector. Iraqi citizens have traditionally constituted a major share of total inbound tourists to Iran, but…

Iran's exports to Iraq have considerably increased in recent months, giving rise to the possibility that the neighboring country could dethrone China as Iran's top export destination. …

Iran-Iraq Road Transportation Forum, attended by commercial, economic and political officials of the two countries, as well as people active in the international road transportation of cargo and…

Privately-owned banks have expressed readiness to establish a joint bank with Iraq, said the head of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce.

Speaking to IBENA, Yahya Al-e Es’haq said the bank…

Iran’s exports to Iraq stood at more than $4.16 billion during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sep 22), registering a 31% rise compared with the similar period of last year…

The chambers of commerce of Iran and Iraq surveyed ways of expanding bilateral trade and banking cooperation.

Iran traded 6.39 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $3.43 billion with Iraq during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22). This marks a 16.32% and 28.2%…

The US dollar has been completely eliminated from trade deals conducted between Iran and Iraq due to US sanctions and the neighboring countries have shifted toward the euro and national…

The National Iranian Drilling Company is scrutinizing proposals presented by the Italian giant oil company Eni as well as Russia's Lukoil to undertake drilling projects in Iraq.

Iraq's Oil Ministry is discussing prospects of increasing gas import from Iran for its industrial and residential sectors, a senior energy official said.

The average value of Iran’s exports to Iraq is the highest among those dispatched to other destinations. 

Iran traded 4.79 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $2.52 billion with Iraq during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), registering a 13.97% and 22.02%…