Iran
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Iranian president to visit Syria, Turkey amid talks of normalization
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to visit Turkey as well as Syria following an invitation from both countries, a foreign ministry spokesperson has said on Monday, adding that the plans are being finalized.
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Syrian, Iranian officials discuss ways to boost cooperation
Syria and Iran discussed cooperation in industrial sector, collaboration to resume joint industrial projects in Syria, and exchange of experiences to achieve their goals.
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Banning PKK and YPG is totally outdated, professor tells Kurdpress
Prof Birgit Ammann believes it has to be made clear that there is also a lot of serious critique against both the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the People's Defense Units (YPG) and their political environment- within and outside the Kurdish communities and that that the ban of both groups is totally outdated in Germany. A professor from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, she also said it is virtually impossible and unnecessary to figure the number of the Kurds in the world because Kurds do not need a number to justify their claims.
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Iraqi president Salih says Iran is a major actor in Middle East
Iraq’s President Barham Salih said that Iran is a major actor in the Middle East that has a lot of commonalities with Iraq.
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Russian president to visit Iran next week
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would make a visit to Iran next week, an Iranian lawmaker said.
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KRG envoy says he is unaware of any visit of KRG officials to Tehran
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative to Tehran has said that he is unaware about any kind of meeting between the region's officials and Iran.
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Dialogue only way out of political impasse in Iraq
Dialogue and consultation between the political parties in Iraq for reaching an agreement is the only way out of the political impasse in this country, the former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad stressed.
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Iranian delegation to visit Iraq after Eid al-Fitr
Iraq’s foreign minister said Monday, April 25, that an Iranian delegation will travel to Baghdad after Eid al-Fitr to discuss various issues, especially security issues.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia resumed talks in Baghdad – report
Regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed talks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after they were suspended in March, Iran’s semi-official Nour News reported on Saturday.
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Iran envoy meets Iraqi President as his mission in Baghdad ends
The Iranian ambassador Iraj Masjedi met with the President of Iraq Barham Salih on Monday at the end of his diplomatic mission in Baghdad.
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Iran closely monitoring Israelis’ moves in neighboring states, president tells Iraqi FM
Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi told Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday that Tehran will not allow the Israelis to endanger Iran’s security through neighboring countries, especially Iraq.
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President says Tehran backs promotion of Iraq's regional and intl. position
In a phone call with the Iraqi counterpart, the Iranian President said Iran supports the unity, independence, security and the promotion of the regional and international position of Iraq.
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Masrour Barzani: We are part of an alliance that Iran does not welcome
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) premier stated "We are part of an alliance that Iran does not like, so the Iranian missile attack on Erbil is a kind of political pressure to pull us out of this alliance."
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UNAMI special representative meets with Iranian envoy in Baghdad
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert, met with Iraj Masjidi, Iran's ambassador to Baghdad.
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Iraqi FM expresses Baghdad’s support for agreement in Vienna
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in his meeting with US legislators emphasized Baghdad’s support for a possible agreement in Vienna talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
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Iran, Iraq FMs hold talks on sidelines of Munich Security Conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met and held talks with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, on Saturday, February 19.
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Syrian soldiers killed and wounded in Damascus bus bombing
A Syrian army soldier was killed and 11 others were wounded when an explosive device planted in a military transport bus went off in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, quoting a military source.
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Iran consul general in Erbil says Tehran will stand by Iraq and Kurdistan Region
Stressing that Iran is using all its capacities for stability in the region, Consul General of Iran in Erbil said that Iran will stand by Iraq and the Kurdish region of this country.
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Iranian, Turkey presidents meet in Turkmenistan
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit in Ashgabat.
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Iranian diplomat meets PUK leader Bafel Talabani
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari met on Tuesday with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party leader Bafel Talabani in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Iran deputy FM, AKP deputy head hold talks in Ankara
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs Ali Bagheri Kani held talks with Numan Kurtulmus, deputy chairman of Justice and Development Party, at the headquarters of the party on Thursday in Ankara.
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Kurdistan Region territory shouldn’t be used to disrupt its security: spokesman
The Kurdistan Region’s territory should not be used to disrupt security of the region, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Iranian President Raeisi, Iraqi PM Kadhimi hold meeting in Tehran
The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi met with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on Sunday, September 12.
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Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi to visit Iran on Sunday
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will visit Iran next week, Iraqi media reported on Thursday.
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Japanese FM to arrive in Tehran tomorrow
Foreign Minister Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi is planned to arrive in Tehran, Iranian capital, on Sunday to hold talks with Iran top officials.
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Turkey welcomes 'positive messages' from Taliban / Nazlan Ertan
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey is now focused on safe evacuations from Kabul airport as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praises Turkey's role in the effort.
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Iraqi foreign minister arrives in Iran
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived at Tehran on Tuesday to meet Iranian officials.