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2021-04-12 16:46
Iran, Iraq to enhance labor, social welfare co-op
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, Mohammad Shariatmadari, and his Iraqi counterpart Adel al-Rikabi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to exchange experiences on vocational training and social welfare.
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2021-01-13 15:06
Iran, Iraq ink economic co-op MOU
TEHRAN- Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on economic cooperation at the end of the fourth meeting of the two countries’ Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who is the head of the mentioned committee, announced.
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2020-12-29 18:03
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Why has Iran suddenly reduced gas exports to Iraq?
TEHRAN - Sharing a long border and an ancient cultural and religious heritage, Iran and Iraq have become strong economic and political allies since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and Iran has played a significant role in meeting the Arab country’s energy needs.
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2020-12-29 13:34
Iranian Energy Minister visits Iraq to discuss trade issues
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian visited Iraq on Tuesday to meet with senior officials from the country and discuss various issues including energy exports, economic relations and Iraq’s energy debts to Iran.
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2020-11-14 20:52
Iran, Iraq defense ministers hold talks in Tehran
TEHRAN –Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami met on Saturday with his visiting Iraqi counterpart Juma Inad Saadoun.
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2020-09-26 21:21
Rouhani underscores U.S. withdrawal from Iraq
TEHRAN – During a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, President Hassan Rouhani underlined the need for the withdrawal U.S. forces from the region.
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2020/08/31
BY: Ebrahim Fallahi
Is al-Kadhimi’s visit to Washington going to impact Iran-Iraq energy ties?
TEHRAN – As the U.S. waivers for Iraq’s electricity imports from Iran are nearing their expiration in September, the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s recent visit to the United States has raised some questions about the future of the two neighbors’ energy ties.
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2020-07-24 16:38
The kind of ‘balanced ties’ that Iraqi PM seeks to establish
TEHRAN- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi paid a visit to Iran on Tuesday and Wednesday, in a bid to establish what some Iraqi officials call ‘balanced ties’ with Iran and other countries like Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
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2020-07-24 12:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
Al-Kadhimi cannot convince Saudi Arabia and U.S. to reduce their hostility to Iran: Iraqi analyst
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Tehran Tuesday for talks with top Iranian officials. The talks primarily focused on bilateral ties and regional consultations in attempts to de-escalate tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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2020-07-22 16:30
Iraqi PM, Iranian parliament speaker hold talks, call for closer ties
TEHRAN- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held extensive talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday morning.
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2020-07-21 16:24
Iraq seeks to revive its regional role through Iran
Iran is awaiting the first visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to Tehran on Tuesday, a trip described as extremely important by analysts. The visit is expected to lead to positive results for the two countries.
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2020-06-24 15:30
Iran, Iraq stress expansion of trade, industrial ties
TEHRAN - Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met with Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, Iraq’s new minister of industry and minerals, on Tuesday, to discuss expansion of trade and industrial cooperation.
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2020-06-12 15:31
A 354-km highway to be built linking Iran, Iraq
TEHRAN- Iranian transport and urban development minister announced that Iran and Iraq have reached a deal on building a 354-kilometer highway between the two countries, Press TV reported.
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2020-05-27 14:22
Iran, Iraq discuss expanding transport cooperation
TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami discussed expansion of transportation cooperation with his Iraqi counterpart over the phone, IRIB reported.
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2020-03-09 14:44
Iraqi PM: U.S. pressuring Baghdad to cut ties with Tehran
TEHRAN — Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi says the United States is pressuring Baghdad to sever ties with Tehran, stressing that Iraqis will never let their country become a venue for the settlement of conflicts or clashes between other countries.
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2020-01-11 14:59
‘Exports to Iraq back on track after unrest’
TEHRAN – Secretary general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce said Iran’s exports to Iraq are following an upward trend after the recent unrests in the Arab country eased, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
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2020-01-10 14:42
‘Tehran-Baghdad banking ties to improve after U.S. leaves Iraq’
TEHRAN – Head of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce says banking relations between the two countries will get much better if the Americans leave the Arab country and their interference ends.
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2019-10-19 17:52
U.S. extends sanction waiver for Iraq to continue gas, electricity imports from Iran
TEHRAN - The U.S. has extended a waiver on Iran sanctions, granted to Iraq first in November, to let the Arab country continue gas and electricity imports from Iran for another four-month period, Press TV reported on Thursday, quoting a senior U.S. official.
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2019-10-08 08:19
Supreme Leader: Enemies unable to drive wedge between Iranians, Iraqis
TEHRAN - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has said that the enemies tried hard to disunite Iranian and Iraqi nations but failed.
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2019-10-07 19:53
Iran, Iraq capable of increasing bilateral trade to $20b by 2021: industry min.
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Reza Rahmani says Iran and Iraq have the potential to increase the value of their bilateral trade to $20 billion dollars by 2021.
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2019-09-14 19:14
Iran to hold pavilion at 46th Baghdad intl. trade expo
TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) is planning to open Iranian pavilion at the Iraq’s 46th international trade exhibition which is due to be held during November 1-10 in Baghdad.
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2019-07-21 14:27
Iran, Iraq plan to boost telecom network during Arba’een
TEHRAN – Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and his Iraqi counterpart Naim Thjeel Yousir Al-Rubaie discussed the ways to boost telecommunication network between the two countries during Arba’een pilgrimage.
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2019-07-13 20:19
Iraq seeks participation of Iranian companies in energy projects
TEHRAN – Iran’s Energy Industries Engineering and Design Company (EIED) hosted a meeting on Friday in which a delegation comprised of representatives of Iraq’s chambers of commerce discussed collaboration of Iranian companies in Iraq’s oil and gas projects with the Iranian side.
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2019-07-07 20:34
Iran’s 100-day exports to Iraq up 20% yr/yr
TEHRAN – The value of Iranian exports to Iraq in the past 100 days reached $2.5 billion, registering a 20 percent increase compared to the last year’s same time span, IRNA reported quoting an official with the knowledge of the matter.
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2019-07-01 20:13
Iran, Iraq, Syria hold tripartite meeting to discuss transportation co-op
TEHRAN - Iran, Iraq and Syria held a tripartite meeting on Monday in Tehran for discussing expansion of transportation cooperation among the three countries, IRNA reported.
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2019-05-14 19:40
Gas exports to Iraq to reach 40mcm/d: NIGC
TEHRAN – The managing director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said gas exports to Baghdad and Basra is going to rise to 40 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) in the months to come.
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2019-05-08 19:36
Salih insists on extending Iranian energy waivers in talks with Pompeo
TEHRAN – Iraqi President Barham Salih and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the extension of waiver over U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy exports to Iraq, ISNA reported citing Iraqi news portal Alsumaria.
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2019-05-01 19:57
‘Absence of gas supplies from Iran could shut down half of Iraq’s power plants’
TEHRAN – Without Iranian gas supplies half of Iraq’s natural gas power plants will close down in the summer, IRNA quoted a member of the trade committee of Iraqi parliament as saying on Tuesday.
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2019-03-12 20:08
Iraqi dignitaries meet Rouhani in Baghdad
BAGHDAD/TEHRAN – A number of Iraqi dignitaries met on Monday and Tuesday with President Hassan Rouhani at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad. The visits took places as Rouhani was on a three-day tour of Iraq which started on Monday.
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2019-03-08 20:32
Iran sets up marketing, exports center in Baghdad
TEHRAN- Iran has established a center in Baghdad for marketing its products in the Iraqi market and also expand the exports of its products to the neighboring country, the official website of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) published.