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Iraq's neighbour Iran has elected a “moderate conservative”, Hassan Rohani, to be its new President, a contrast to his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was more openly belligerent. The extent to which this is a real change is debated, with many sources, not least in Israel, taking a more sceptical view of developments. Iran is, of […]
By John Lee. India's external affairs minister, Salman Khurshid, starts a two-day visit to Iraq on Wednesday, during which he will hold talks with top Iraqi leadership on issues including the supply of oil. Khurshid, the first senior Indian leader to visit Iraq since 1990, is expected to call on Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Press TV has conducted an interview with Nabil Mikhail, professor at George Washington University, about the recent bomb blast in Iraq:
By John Lee. Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) is to open a 30,000-units-per-year assembly line in Iskandariya [Alexandria], south of Baghdad, by the next month. Iran Khodro deputy director for exports, Abdol’azim Sa’dian, told IRNA that the preliminary agreements were made three years ago, and Iran Khodro has been exporting its products to Iraq for about […]
The Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions against the Elaf Islamic Bank in Iraq following the bank’s significant and demonstrated change in behavior. On July 31, 2012 the Treasury Department imposed sanctions under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA), against Elaf Islamic Bank, a privately-owned Iraqi financial institution, for […]
By John Lee. Iran plans to more than double its diesel exports to Iraq, according to Reuters. The director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), Alireza Zeighami, said that Tehran will supply 3-5 million liters of diesel a day, an increase on the 2-million-liters-a-day agreement signed by Iranian Oil Minister Rostam […]
By John Lee. Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, met on Monday with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Danaie Fur, and his delegation. During the meeting, the two officials discussed bilateral relations and ways of strengthening them, in addition to discussing ways to overcome the obstacles faced by Iranian pilgrims coming to Iraq […]
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has said that the Iran is ready to "expand all-out strategic cooperation" with Iraq. Saeed Jalili, made the remark at a meeting on Thursday with Adel Abdul-Mahdi, a member of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). According to a report from Iran's PressTV, the Iranian […]
By John Lee. FARS news agency reports that Iran and Iraq have struck an agreement to cooperate and exchange technical data about the development of shared oil and gas fields. Masoud Jabbari-Rad, director for coordination and supervision of oil and gas production at the National Iranian Oil Company, noted that the two countries share extensive […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran's PressTV has conducted an interview with Zayd al-Isa, a Middle East expert from London about recent surges of violence in Iraq: (Source: PressTV)
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "The Turkish government probably has some interests among the Sunnis and the surrounding countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, also Turkey, don't like to have a government [in Iraq] which is generally a Shia […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A political analyst says tensions are likely to increase between Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and the central government. President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani has stated intention to run for a third […]
