Iran, Iraq
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Iran Embassy in Iraq announces polling booths for presidential runoff vote
Baghdad, IRNA - The Iranian Embassy in Baghdad has announced the address and location of polling stations set up for Iranian expatiates or pilgrims in Iraq to cast their ballots in the second round of the country’s 14th presidential election.
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100,000 Iraqi students studying in Iran: Minister
Tehran, IRNA- Iraq's Minister of Higher Education Naeem Al-Aboudi has announced that 100,000 Iraqi students are studying in Iran, a figure unmatched by any other country.
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Iraq’s Border Guard says anti-Iran forces pushed away from frontier
Baghdad, IRNA - Baghdad has implemented eight security measures to bolster the security of the frontier between Iraq and Iran, effectively pushing anti-Iran forces away from the border regions, according to the Iraqi Border Guard.
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Iran's acting president calls for closer economic ties with Iraq
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber has called for strengthening of economic cooperation with Iraq.
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Zionists won’t be allowed to destabilize region: Iran acting FM
Baghdad, IRNA – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, who is on a two-day official visit to Iraq, says his country will not allow "Zionist aggressors to affect the stability and security of the region", adding that the Islamic Republic with "Operation True Promise” proved that it uses all its capacities and capabilities for the regional peace and stability.
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Iran’s acting FM arrives in Iraqi capital Baghdad for talks
Baghdad, IRNA – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has arrived in Baghdad on a two-day trip to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues with top Iraqi officials.
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Iran’s acting FM leaves for official trip to Iraq
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has left Tehran for Baghdad on Thursday morning to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues with top Iraqi officials.
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'Iran will continue President Raisi's policy of improving ties with neighbors'
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber says the Islamic Republic's strategy towards Iraq will "continue with strength" as part of the late President Ebrahim Raisi's policy of strengthening relations with neighboring countries.
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Iraqi president in Tehran to offer condolences on President Raisi’s martyrdom
Tehran, IRNA – Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran to offer his condolences on the martyrdom of President Raisi and his companions, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash last Sunday.
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Iran FM meets with family of citizen imprisoned in Iraq
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with Mohammad Reza Nouri’s father and wife, an Iranian citizen who is imprisoned in Iraq.
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Photo: Mohsen Vanaei
Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Cooperation Commission
The sixth meeting of the Joint Economic Cooperation Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq was held at Espinas Palace Hotel in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday evening (May 6, 2024) with the presence of Iranian Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi and Iraqi Trade Minister Atheer Daoud Al-Ghurairy.
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Photo: Ahmad Moeini Jam
Meeting of the Minister of Trade of Iraq with Iran's First Vice President
Athir Davud Salman, the Minister of Trade of Iraq, who has traveled to Tehran, met and talked with Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhbar on Monday morning (May 6, 2024).
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Iran, Iraq pledge to work on tackling dust storms: Official
Tehran, IRNA - Iran and Iraq have pledged to jointly work on tackling the issue of dust storms in both countries, an Iranian official has said.
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Iran, Iraq extend gas export contract by 5 Yrs
Tehran, IRNA –Tehran and Baghdad have agreed to extend the contract on Iran’s gas exports to Iraq for five years.
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Hakim calls for strengthening of Iraq-Iran relations
Tehran, IRNA - The leader of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim has called for the strengthening of bilateral relations between Iraq and Iran.
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Security of Iran, Iraq intertwined: Iraqi official
Tehran, IRNA — Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji says the security of Iran and Iraq are tied together, stressing the need for expanding mutual ties to help restore regional security and stability.
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Veterans of Iran’s war with Iraq remembered
The birth anniversary of Hazrat Al-Abbas is marked as the Day of Janbaz or the day of the veterans who lost a body part during Iran’s war with Iraq more than three decades ago. The occasion which falls on February 14 this year is celebrated annually on the 3rd of Sha’ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. Hazrat Abbas was the son of Imam Ali (AS) and was famous for his courage, loyalty, and self-sacrifice.The following pictures, which are published for a first time by the IRNA, depict war heroes who were disabled during the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.
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Photo: M.Mahdi pourarab
Shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) on eve of birth anniversary
The Shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) in the Iraqi city of Karbala hosts pilgrims and lovers of Ahl-ul-Bait during Sha’ban, which is the eight month of the Islamic calendar and in which shia Muslims celebrate the birth anniversaries of Imam Hussain (AS), Hazrat Abbas bin Ali (AS), Imam Sajjad (AS), Hazrat Ali Akbar (AS) and Imam Mahdi (AS).
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Photo:M. Mahdi Pourarab
Imam Ali's holy shrine ready for Sha'ban holidays
The holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of Shia Muslims, is in Najaf, Iraq. It is being prepared for hosting pilgrims during the Islamic calendar month of Sha'ban when birthday anniversaries of four members of the infallible household of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), namely Imam Hussain (AS), Hazrat Abbas bin Ali, Imam Sajjad (AS) and Imam Mahdi (AS), are celebrated.
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Iran, Iraq ink MoU to facilitate Arbaeen pilgrimage
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the movement of pilgrims from Iran to Iraq during the Arbaeen gathering this summer.
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Iran committed to Iraq’s security, stability: SNSC chief
Tehran, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali-Akbar Ahmadian has reiterated Iran's commitment to the security and stability of Iraq during his official visit to Baghdad.
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Photo: Morteza Yaghouti
Iran, Iraq hold joint drills in Arvand River
Some 313 vessels from Iran's Basij volunteer forces and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces commenced carrying out joint drills in the Arvand River on both countries’ border in southwestern Iran on January 6, 2024, on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of resistance commanders Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis.
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Iran, Iraq ink oil, gas MoUs
Tehran, IRNA – Tehran and Baghdad have signed several memorandums of understanding to expand cooperation in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors.
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Photo: Erfan Samanfar
Hur-ul-Azim super wetland
Hur-ul-Azim super wetland is one of the largest of its kind in Iran which is located in the southwestern province of Khuzestan near the border with Iraq. It covers an area of 120,000 hectares and is considered a rich source of plant and animal species, including one of the world’s most rare otters. Water flows into the wetland from Karkheh River in Iran and Tigris in Iraq.
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Over 70K Iraqi students studying in Iran
Mashhad, IRNA – Iraqi cultural attaché in Iran, Yaser Abdozohreh has said that more than 70,000 Iraqi students are studying in Iranian universities.
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Iran to hold third specialized exhibition in Baghdad
Baqdad, IRNA – The third specialized exhibition showcasing Iranian economic and commercial capabilities is set to open in Baghdad on Tuesday.
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Iraqi FM affirms adherence to security agreement with Iran
Baqdad, IRNA - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has confirmed that the Iraqi government's commitment to the security agreement concluded with Iran.
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Iraq to fully enforce security pact with Iran: Amirabdollahian
Tehran, IRNA- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said Iraq will fully execute a security agreement with Iran in the coming days to ensure terrorist groups in the border areas pose no threat to the Islamic Republic.
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Iran, Iraq ministers discuss Arbaeen pilgrims' health on phone
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and his Iraqi counterpart Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi have discussed providing health services to Iranian pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage in a telephone conversation.
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Iran’s VP proposes joint free trade zone with Iraq
Tehran, IRNA - The Islamic Republic places a premium on Iraq’s stability, security, and territorial integrity, while proposing the establishment of a joint free trade zone to boost bilateral trade, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber said.