ambassador Masjedi and PM Kadhimi hold talks on banking cooperation, Khorramshahr-Basra railway project and issuing visa for the two countries’ nationals

Iranian diplomat meets new Iraqi PM

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, met with new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday as he chaired the first meeting of his cabinet.

‘Iran supports designation of al-Kadhimi as Iraqi PM’

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, has said that Iran supports designation of Mustafa al-Kadhimi as the new prime minister of Iraq.

Iran has ‘positive view’ on naming al-Kadhimi as Iraqi PM: envoy

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, said on Friday that Iran has a “positive view” on designation of Mustafa al-Kadhimi as the new prime minister of Iraq.

Iraq able to defend itself without foreign help: Iranian envoy

TEHRAN - Iraq is powerful enough to defend itself against any aggression without relying on foreign forces, Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi underscored on Saturday. 

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Iran open to resolving differences with Saudi Arabia, UAE ‘as quickly as possible’: diplomat

Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, has said that Iran is open to resolving differences with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “as quickly as possible”.

Iraq’s Barham Salih meets Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN - Iraqi President Barham Salih met with Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi on Monday, Ain Al-Iraq News Agency reported, according to ISNA.

Attack on Iran consulate in Najaf aimed at damaging Iran-Iraq ties: diplomat

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said on Thursday that an attack on Iran’s consulate in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf was aimed at damaging relations between Iran and Iraq.

Iranian ambassador, Hakim call for dialogue to resolve regional crises

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met on Tuesday with chief of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar Hakim in Baghdad, where the two sides stressed that dialogue and peaceful means are only remedies to the ongoing crises in the regional countries.

Iran supports stability, security in Iraq: diplomat

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said on Sunday that Tehran supports stability, security and economic development in Iraq.

Ambassador meets Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has met with President of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil, Mehr reported on Friday.

Ambassador: U.S. sanctioning of 80 million Iranians equals ‘economic terrorism’

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, said on Saturday that the U.S. unilateral sanctions imposed on 80 million Iranians amounts to “economic terrorism”.

A U.S. return to JCPOA will help settle current crisis: diplomat

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, has said that a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, will help settle the current crisis between Iran and United States peacefully.

Barham Salih says Iraq will stand beside Iranians in difficult times

TEHRAN – Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Saturday that Baghdad will stand beside the Iranian government and people in difficult times.

UN envoy meets Iranian ambassador to Baghdad

TEHRAN – The United Nations’ special representative for Iraq has met with Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi.

Iraqis have come to help Iranian flood-stricken people: diplomat

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, has said that a number of Iraqi intellectuals, heads of nomads and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces have come to Iran to help the flood-stricken people.

Iran-Iraq ties role model for regional co-op: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, has said that Iran-Iraq relations can serve as a role model for cooperation between countries in the Middle East region.

Rouhani to meet Ayatollah Sistani in landmark Iraqi trip: ambassador

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq says President Hassan Rouhani will be meeting Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in his next week’s trip to Iraq.

Iranian envoy meets Masoud Barzani 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, held talks on Thursday with Masoud Barzani, former president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

Iran determined to reconstruct Iraq: envoy

TEHRAN – Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, has voiced Iran’s readiness to reconstruct Iraq, saying cooperation in reconstruction of the Arab country is already happening, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Iraq-Iran relationship a model for the world: ambassador

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, has described the strong relationship between Iran and Iraq as a “successful model” of cooperation between two neighboring countries on the world stage.

Iranian military advisers have left Iraq, ambassador says

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, repeated on Friday that all Iranian military advisers left Iraq after Daesh was defeated.

Envoy: Iran has no presence in Iraq

TEHRAN – Tehran's Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said on Tuesday that Iran has no military presence, bases, or even advisory presence in Iraq.

Envoy felicitates Iraq on Deash defeat anniversary

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, has congratulated the Iraqi government and people on the first anniversary of their victory against Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.

‘Tehran-Baghdad ties not based on tribalism’

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq says Tehran-Baghdad relations are not based on tribalism, urging the two sides to act in the interest of their people and not that of the United States.

Iranian ambassador lauds Fuad Masum

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, has lauded former Iraqi president Fuad Masum for making efforts to strengthen relationship between Iran and Iraq during his four year in office.

Iranian ambassador meets Iraqi new president Barham Salih

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, held talks on Sunday with Barham Salih, the newly elected Iraqi president.

Diplomat: ‘Hidden hands’ at work to cause rift between Iran, Iraq

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, said on Saturday that “hidden hands” are at work to cause rift between Iran and Iraq.

Ambassador: Consulate attack won’t affect Iran-Iraq ‘strategic’ ties

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has said that the attack against Iran’s consulate in Iraq’s Basra will not affect the “strategic” and “friendly” relations between the two countries.

Envoy calls on regional states to resolve water crisis

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi on Tuesday proposed formation of a four-member committee among Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria to resolve the water crisis in the region, IRNA reported.

President Fuad Masum, Ambassador Masjedi assess Iraq-Iran ties

TEHRAN – Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, held talks on ways to discuss ties between the two neighbors, ISNA reported on Tuesday.