Posts Tagged: Iran Iraq relations
Special Report: Iran Expands Shrines and Influence in Iraq
In September, a senior Iranian commander made an unannounced visit to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala. Hassan Pelarak,...
Iraq PM Says Won’t Allow Threats to Iran From Iraqi Soil
Baghdad and Tehran sought on Tuesday to ease bilateral political tensions, as Iraq's prime minister said it would not allow any threat to Iran coming...
US Renews Waiver for Iraq to Import Iranian Electricity, Shortens Time
The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity, a State Department official said on Sunday, but this time for...
Iran Calls on Iraqi People to Show Restraint: Spokesman
Iran is calling on the Iraqi people to show restraint, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, after six days of unrest in Iraq in...
Iraqi Protesters Urge Baghdad to Stay Out of US-Iran Showdown
Thousands of supporters of a populist Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged political and factional leaders on Friday to stay out of any conflict between Baghdad's...
Iran Says Reaches Understanding With Iraq to Develop Two Oilfields
Iran and Iraq have reached an understanding about developing two oilfields on their mutual border, Iran's oil minister was quoted saying on Sunday, a day...
British Official: Iraq Must Move Away From Economic Reliance on Iran
Iraq must wean itself off economic reliance on Iran and become more energy self-sufficient, Britain's foreign office minister for the Middle East said on Sunday. Alistair...
Trump Administration’s Clear Message to Israel: ‘Please Leave Iraq to Us’
JNS.org - The United States warned Israel several weeks ago not to strike sites belonging to Iranian proxies in Iraq amid reports that Tehran deployed ballistic missiles capable...
Baghdad: Reuters Report of Iran Moving Missiles to Iraq is ‘Without Evidence’
Iraq's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it was "astonished" at a Reuters report that Iran had moved missiles to Iraq and that the article was...
Iran Moves Missiles to Iraq in Warning to Enemies
Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi'ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests...
US Accuses Iran of Trying to Influence Iraq’s Election
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Iran on Thursday of "mucking around" in Iraq's May parliamentary election, in which Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is seeking another...
European Powers Meet With Iran to Discuss the Nation’s Regional Aggression
JNS.org - European powers have initiated meetings with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s aggressive role in the Middle East in advance of President Donald Trump’s deadline...
Security Sources: Iraq Plans Military Operation to Secure Oil Route to Iran
Iraqi forces are preparing an operation to consolidate control of an area near the Iran border to be used for the transit of Iraqi oil,...
After Opposing Independence Bid, Iran’s Rouhani Says Wants to Improve Ties With Iraqi Kurds
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for boosting relations with the Iraqi Kurdish region as part of a united Iraq, Iranian media reported, after...
