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2021-06-03 01:11
Taq Kasra, Persian masterpiece of architecture in Iraq, to be restored
TEHRAN – Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Hassan Nazim has said urgent restoration work is due to commence on Taq Kasra.
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2021-06-02 21:48
Some €450m allocated to tackle SDSs in 3 years
TEHRAN – A total budget of €450 million has been earmarked to contain sand and dust storms (SDSs) nationwide over the past three years, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for the human environment has stated.
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2021-05-24 18:51
By Afshin Majlesi
Khorramshahr: a prime destination for war tourism
In the past, war tourism destinations were mainly the object of interest of photojournalists appearing solely on pages of crime, but now they can be traced in top travel books and websites. Whatever you call it, from war tourism, dark tourism, disaster tourism, or danger tourism, Iran has more to offer after being involved in the second-longest war of the 20th-century after the Vietnam War.
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2021-05-17 19:32
Rouhani, Iraq PM insist on need to counter moves by terrorist groups
TEHRAN — In a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi discussed the need for cooperation between the two countries to counter the movements of Takfiri and terrorist groups.
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2021-05-10 21:13
Iran summons Iraqi ambassador over Karbala incident
TEHRAN— Following attacks on the Iranian Consulate in Karbala on Sunday, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Tehran to remind that it is necessary that relevant Iraqi departments maintain security for Iran's diplomatic buildings in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention.
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2021-05-08 21:32
Ambassador: Tehran welcomes de-escalation in the region
TEHRAN— Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, said on Saturday that a new approach has been taken in the countries of the region to resolve differences and tensions, and Iran welcomes that.
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2021-05-07 21:28
Riyadh confirms Iran-Saudi dialogue
TEHRAN— An official at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Riyadh-Tehran dialogue has been shaped.
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2021-05-01 18:27
Tabriz museum featuring Sacred Defense scenes renovated
TEHRAN – Newly-designed museum displays have been installed at Tabriz's Sacred Defense Museum, which is dedicated to the 1980-1988 Iraqi-imposed war.
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2021-04-30 18:55
Top Iranian general sends message of condolence to Iraqi counterpart
TEHRAN— Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri sent a message of condolence to Brigadier General Abdul- Amir Rashid Yarallah regarding the explosion at Ibn Khatib hospital in Baghdad on Friday.
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2021-04-30 18:21
Foreign Minister holds week-long regional tour
TEHRAN—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif continued his regional tour by visiting Oman on Wednesday, April 28 and Kuwait on April 29.
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2021-04-27 18:49
Zarif holds talks with Iraqi political, religious leaders
TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister held extensive talks with almost all political and religious leaders in Iraq during his two-day long visit to the Arab country.
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2021-04-26 21:42
Iran FM visits Baghdad for talks
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Monday on the second leg of his regional tour that included Qatar.
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2021-04-25 21:14
Iran expresses condolences to Iraq over deadly hospital fire
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Sunday expressed his deepest condolences to Iraq, especially the families of the victims of the fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in Baghdad.
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2021-04-25 21:09
82 killed in Iraq as fire erupts at COVID-19 hospital
At least 82 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out in the coronavirus intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital as public anger erupted demanding the prosecution of high-level Iraqi officials.
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2021-04-25 20:51
Iran is serious about regional dialogue
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has embarked on a new regional tour to deepen and expand Iran’s ties amid reports of a possible thaw in Iranian-Saudi relations.
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2021-04-24 18:15
Zarif to travel to Qatar and Iraq
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Qatar and Iraq respectively on Sunday.
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2021-04-21 22:50
Iraqi national security advisor: No talk of Baghdad mediation between Iran and S. Arabia
TEHRAN — Media office of the Iraqi National Security Council (INSC) released a statement on Wednesday saying that he did not discuss any intermediary talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia during his meeting with the Saudi ambassador to Baghdad.
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2021-04-21 22:50
PMF chief meets Iranian deputy defense minister
TEHRAN — Faleh Al-Fayyad, head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), met with Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Hojatollah Ghoreishi in the PMF’s office in Baghdad on Wednesday.
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2021-04-20 19:36
Iran supports Iraqi mediation between Tehran and Riyadh: ambassador
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic supports Baghdad's mediation to bring Tehran closer to countries with which relations have soured, Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi told state news IRNA in an interview published on Tuesday.
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2021-04-19 21:14
Tehran says will consider participation at Istanbul summit if dialogue matches its principles
‘We are trying to remove barriers to import vaccine from India’
TEHRAN— The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday set conditions for participating at the Istanbul summit about Afghanistan, saying Iran will attend the meeting provided that the Islamic Republic’s principles are observed.
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2021-04-16 21:57
Iran ambassador consults with Iraqi justice minister
TEHRAN — Iraj Masjedi, Iran's ambassador to Iraq, met with Salar Abdul Sattar Mohammad, Iraq’s minister of justice, on Friday to discuss expansion of judicial cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
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2021-04-16 21:56
Iran expresses ‘grave concern’ over recent events in Iraq
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday expressed grave concern over the events in the past few days in Iraq, particularly a car explosion at Baghdad, which left four people killed and 20 wounded.
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2021-04-14 18:42
U.S. has a destructive role in the region, Rouhani tells Barham Salih
TEHRAN — On Wednesday, the Iranian president named Iraq a good friend and neighbor, stating that Tehran and Baghdad can play an important role in regional developments.
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2021-04-13 18:04
Iranian ambassador congratulates Iraqis on Ramadan arrival
TEHRAN — In a message on Tuesday Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, congratulated the Iraqi government and people on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.
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2021-04-12 21:51
Top Iranian, Iraqi security officials meet
TEHRAN — Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, met on Monday with Ghasem Mohammad Al-Araji, Iraq’s national security advisor, in Tehran on Monday.
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2021-04-07 12:11
By Reza Moshfegh
Arab monarchies worried about U.S. exit from the region: Iraqi expert
TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says that Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf are worried about the U.S. move to gradually pull out its troops from West Asia while China is establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with Iran.
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2021-04-04 19:35
Iraqi resistance groups reject talks with U.S
A prominent Iraqi anti-terror group has reacted to the upcoming round of so-called strategic talks between Baghdad and Washington, whose key agenda item is reportedly the U.S. combat deployment, emphasizing that armed resistance and operations against American occupation forces will continue until they are fully removed from the Arab country.
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2021-04-03 18:29
Joint Iran-Iraq committee to pursue Gen. Soleimani assassination
TEHRAN - The secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights has said an investigation committee set up jointly by Iran and Iraq will follow up the case of the U.S. assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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2021-04-03 13:28
Iran set to close borders with Turkey to curb COVID-19
TEHRAN – The Iranian health minister has issued an order, restricting travels to and from Turkey for a week in a bid to help contain the new coronavirus variant.
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2021-03-27 12:30
Iran sets up nanotechnology export centers in six Asian countries
TEHRAN – Iran has created centers in six Asian countries for exporting nanotechnology products, the head of Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council said on Saturday.