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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

‘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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

‘Iraqi rulers should recognize importance of Iran-Iraq ties’

TEHRAN – Halmat Ghareeb, an assistant lecturer at Salahaddin University-Erbil, has stressed the importance of Iran-Iraq ties, saying any Iraqi president or prime minister should be fully aware of the significance of such relations.