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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pledged support for Iraq in its efforts to establish security, describing the Arab country’s security as that of Iran. Iran will provide the government and nation of Iraq with every aid and facility available to help the neighboring country establish stability and security, Zarif said Monday in a meeting […]
By John Lee. The Maysan Oil Company (MOC) wants to develop the Howaiza oil field, an associated field located on the Iranian border and extending to 63 kilometers to the east of Maysan governorate. Mr. Adnan N. Sajit, the director general of the MOC, said the first well was drilled at the Howaiza field at […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iranian Dam Threatens Iraqi Kurdistan’s Legendary Sirwan River When neighbouring Iran tested their new dam recently, levels on an important Iraqi Kurdish river dropped four meters. Locals fear when the […]
By John Lee. A suicide truck bomb has killed more than 80 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, in the city of Hilla, 60 miles (100km) south of Baghdad. The Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The pilgrims were on their way back to Iran from the […]
By Changiz M. Varzi for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A day after millions of Shiite Muslims marked Arbaeen, the annual pilgrimage to the Hussein mosque in the Iraqi city of Karbala, the front pages of Iranian dailies on […]
The Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday to attend Arbaeen procession, saying he was impressed by Iraq’s simultaneous handling of the overcrowded religious ceremony and a military operation to liberate the city of Mosul. Heading a delegation of Iranian officials, Jahangiri travelled to Iraq to take part […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Energy Minister has reportedly said that Iran and Iraq are being asked to freeze oil output at current levels, as part of a wider deal to restrain production. According to ArabianBusiness.com, Mohammed Al Sada told reporters: "We are discussing with both countries on that and we are looking at various ways and […]
Iran’s assistance for Iraq is rooted in age-old good neighborly relations, Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said, expressing Tehran’s strong opposition to any plans for splitting up the Arab country. Iran’s positive response to the Iraqi government’s request for help in the fight against terrorism is justified […]
Iranian pilgrims are forbidden from traveling to the Iraqi city of Samarra until further notice in the wake of a Sunday terrorist attack that killed and wounded scores of Iranian pilgrims in the holy city, an official announced. Majid Aqababaei, a deputy interior minister for border affairs, told Tasnim on Monday that the decision to […]
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour said Tehran is ready to mediate between Baghdad and Ankara after the Iraqi prime minister condemned Turkey’s insistence on participation in retaking the Daesh-held city of Mosul. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Sunday, Rahimpour pointed to recent remarks made by Head of the […]
Iranian and Iraqi prosecutor generals on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Baghdad on cooperation in various judicial fields. Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri and his Iraqi counterpart signed the 8-clause MoU after a meeting of the two countries’ high-ranking judicial officials. Based on the MoU, Tehran and Baghdad will collaborate on […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi called on Egyptian companies to participate in oil investment contracts. He said during a meeting with the Egyptian ambassador in Baghdad, Hassan Ahmed Darwish, […]
