Iran and Iraq agree to ease visa restrictions

TEHRAN - Iran and Iraq have agreed to ease tough visa restrictions, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi announced on Sunday, as a step forward in broadening bilateral relations.

Ambassador predicts Iran-Iraq ties will become stronger during Raisi presidency

TEHRAN — The special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for Iraq met with Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s ambassador in Baghdad on Monday.

Iraqi FM calls on neighboring countries to hold dialogue in Baghdad

TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has called on his country’s neighbors to hold dialogue in Baghdad to solve disputes and bring closer the views of the stakeholders.

Iraq and Iran are one soul in two bodies: ambassador

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi has praised the strong relations between Tehran and Baghdad, saying they are so strong that cannot be broken.

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.

Revenge for Soleimani assassination may not be necessarily military action, says envoy

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad has said the Islamic Republic’s revenge for the U.S. assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani is not a military action necessarily.

Iranian, UK ambassadors discuss developments in Iraq

TEHRAN – Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, met on Sunday with his British counterpart Stephen Hickey to discuss developments in Iraq and the region, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

Iraq not to allow foreign pilgrims for Arbaeen: ambassador

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has said that Iraq will not allow foreign pilgrims to visit the country for the Arbaeen ceremony.

Iran will stand beside Iraqis: ambassador

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, Tehran’s ambassador to Baghdad, has said that Iran will stand beside the Iraqis as it did when they were fighting Daesh.

Envoy felicitates Iraq over Mosul victory anniversary

TEHRAN — The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, has congratulated the Iraqi people and government on the anniversary of the liberation of Mosul from Daesh (ISIS).

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.