Iraq

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  • Iraq 2025-11-18 18:34

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    New report exposes U.S. atrocities in Iraq during occupation

    TEHRAN – More evidence has emerged revealing that U.S. troops carried out horrific civilian killings in Iraq that were long concealed.

  • medical tourism 2025-11-18 17:40

    Medical tourism offices to collaborate to attract Iraqi patients in Kermanshah

    TEHRAN - A meeting was held in Kermanshah city with presence of managers of medical tourism offices and medical staff to develop the cross-border cooperation and utilize the province's capacity in the field of health tourism, Fahimeh Roushan, a tourism official of the province said.

  • Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in 2025-11-18 17:35

    By Katayoon Dashti

    Tourism opportunities in Iran: Expert weighs in

    Arashk Masaeli, a faculty member at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, has elaborated on the fundamental conditions needed to expand Iran’s tourism sector. He outlines a seven-part framework, examines the impact of recent regional conflict, and assesses the potential of medical and regional tourism.

  • villar 2025-11-17 22:16

    By Xavier Villar

    How Tehran views recent Iraqi elections

    Iranians believe a stable and connected Iraq is central to regional stability

    MADRID – The announcement of preliminary results from Iraq’s parliamentary elections has launched the complex process of forming a new government in Baghdad.

  • Salehi-Amiri 2025-11-17 15:34

    Tehran to host meeting of tourism ministers from Nowruz-observing nations

    TEHRAN--Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri announced at the 25th meeting of the Cultural Heritage Ministry’s Strategic Council that the first meeting of tourism ministers from countries that celebrate Nowruz will be held in Tehran.

  • Pezeshkian 2025-11-15 22:22

    Iranian president hails Iraq’s successful elections in phone talk With PM al-Sudani

    TEHRAN – In a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated Iraq on the glorious and peaceful holding of legislative elections.

  • Iraq 2025-11-14 21:54

    Tehran hails peaceful Iraqi elections, pledges closer ties with Baghdad

    TEHRAN – Iranian officials have felicitated the Iraqi government and people on the successful holding of the November 11 parliamentary elections in the country.

  • Iraqi election 2025-11-14 20:04

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Post-election Iraq review

    TEHRAN – As Iraq concludes a hard-fought election, attention is now turning to the challenge of forming a new government.

  • Iraqi PM Shia al-Sudani 2025-11-12 20:51

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Sudani scores “major victory” in Iraq elections

    TEHRAN – A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani reportedly comes first in Iraq’s parliamentary elections.

  • iraq voting 2025-11-11 22:02

    Baghdad welcomes Tehran’s ‘positive’ stance as Iraqis head to polls

    Iraq’s deputy foreign minister has hailed remarks by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei regarding the sixth parliamentary elections in the Arab country.

  • Iraq elections 2025-11-11 20:56

    Iraq votes

    Elections stand as reaffirmation of democratic resilience and reminder of struggle for sovereignty

    TEHRAN – Iraq’s parliamentary elections have been more than a routine exercise in democracy. The elections unfolded against a backdrop of regional wars, shifting alliances, and the enduring weight of foreign interference that has shaped Iraq’s modern history. While the vote will determine the composition of parliament for the next four years, the deeper contest is over sovereignty itself — whether Iraq’s future will be decided by its people or constrained by external agendas.

  • Hakim 2025-11-11 20:44

    Ammar al-Hakim congratulates Iraq on successful parliamentary elections

    Ammar al-Hakim, leader of Iraq’s National State Forces Alliance, congratulated the Iraqi people on Tuesday after the country’s parliamentary elections concluded smoothly, praising the democratic and secure atmosphere of the vote.

  • Haj Qasem 2025-11-10 23:00

    By Habib Ahmadzadeh

    Why can't West understand difference between Eastern heroes and fictional ones in Western movies?

    A few years ago, in August 2019, I was invited to the Counterpoint Belgrade seminar ("The Role of Art in Times of Crisis and War") due to the translation of my books into Serbian.

  • Iraq 2025-11-10 17:49

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Promising high turnout in Iraqi election

    TEHRAN – The first phase of Iraq’s 2025 parliamentary elections officially ended, marking an important milestone ahead of the general vote. With a participation rate exceeding 82%, the process witnessed smooth operations and high voter engagement among members of the security forces and displaced persons.

  • Salehi-Amiri 2025-11-10 17:02

    Iran tourism minister meets Chinese, Iraqi counterparts at UN Tourism General Assembly

    TEHRAN — Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with China’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sun Yeli, and Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, during the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.

  • Iraq election 2025-11-09 18:21

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Iraqis to vote amid tension with Washington 

    TEHRAN – Iraq’s November 11 election will test whether a new government will challenge U.S. control over oil revenues and sovereignty.

  • UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Cylinder highlights Iran’s role in human rights, museum director says 2025-11-09 16:35

    UNESCO recognition of Cyrus Cylinder highlights Iran’s role in human rights, museum director says

    TEHRAN – The recent UNESCO recognition of the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the earliest documents on human rights is a source of national pride and a reaffirmation of Iran’s contribution to universal human values, the director of the National Museum of Iran said on Sunday.

  • Iraq 2025-11-08 17:24

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Iraq heading for crucial elections 

    TEHRAN – Iraq will hold its sixth parliamentary elections on November 11, in what may be the most consequential vote since 2003. 

  • Ammar al-Hakim 2025-11-07 23:05

    Hakim: we will not allow Iraq’s stability to be undermined

    TEHRAN- Iraqi National Wisdom Movement leader Ammar al-Hakim emphasized the importance of electoral participation during his bloc’s final campaign rally, declaring that voting is not a mere formality or administrative act, but a national duty and a testimony before God and history. He warned that abstaining from elections leaves decision-making power to those who lack merit.

  • GORGAN 2025-11-07 16:56

    Gorgan festival to highlight nomadic life

    TEHRAN—Gorgan will hold the 17th Iranian ethnic culture festival during November 16-18. The three-day event will host cultural, artistic and handicraft groups from all over the country and nine foreign countries.

  • UNESCO recognizes Cyrus Cylinder as one of world’s earliest human rights charters 2025-11-07 16:48

    UNESCO recognizes Cyrus Cylinder as one of world’s earliest human rights charters

    TEHRAN - UNESCO’s General Conference on Thursday adopted a resolution recognizing the Cyrus Cylinder as one of the world’s earliest declarations promoting cultural diversity and human rights.

  • Iraq seeks to benefit from IRCS's expertise, services 2025-11-07 13:40

    Iraq seeks to benefit from IRCS's expertise, services

    TEHRAN – The Iraqi deputy minister of interior has announced the country’s willingness to benefit from the services and products, as well as the experiences of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

  • Trump Bibi 2025-11-03 18:18

    By Wesam Bahrani 

    Israel, U.S. fabricating a plot to justify attack on Iraq

    TEHRAN – The American and Israeli regimes fabricate an Iraqi threat to justify aggression and destabilize regional stability.

  • Mehr's Iraq roundtable 2025-11-01 20:17

    By Garsha Vazirian

    Can Iraq navigate November’s vote without succumbing to Washington’s coercion?

    TEHRAN – Iraq’s November 11 parliamentary election will be judged less by campaign rhetoric than by the mechanics of participation and the geopolitics that frame them.

  • Iran seeks joint UNESCO recognition with Iraq for Al-Mudhif heritage 2025-11-01 14:38

    Iran seeks joint UNESCO recognition with Iraq for Al-Mudhif heritage

    TEHRAN - Iran is negotiating with Iraq to be added as a co-partner to the UNESCO listing of the traditional craft and technology of Al-Mudhif building, which Iraq registered on the organization’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2023, an Iranian heritage official said.

  • Iran shield 2025/10/31

    By Mohammad Khatibi

    Iran’s role in Iraq, not a saboteur for sure

    Western analyses of Iraq have often rested on the assumption that Iranian influence necessarily erodes state sovereignty and contributes to instability.

  • Iran-Iraq sci-tech park inaugurated in Baghdad 2025-10-29 15:17

    Iran-Iraq sci-tech park inaugurated in Baghdad

    TEHRAN – Sharif University of Technology has launched the first joint science and technology park in Baghdad University, following a year and a half of ongoing cooperation between the two universities.

  • Iran holds talks with Iraq on preserving ruins of Taq Kasra monument 2025-10-26 17:04

    Iran holds talks with Iraq on preserving ruins of Taq Kasra monument

    TEHRAN - Iran has held discussions with Iraqi officials on preserving and restoring the ancient Taq Kasra monument, a major remnant of the Sassanid Empire located near Baghdad, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Saturday.

  • Minister urges ambassadors to help attract visitors from neighboring countries 2025-10-24 16:57

    Minister urges ambassadors to help attract visitors from neighboring countries

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said on Wednesday that Iranian ambassadors in neighboring and friendly countries can play a role in attracting more tourists to the Islamic Republic.

  • New Tehran-Baghdad alignment 2025-10-22 22:16

    By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

    New Tehran-Baghdad alignment ends Israel's safety in Iraqi skies

    TEHRAN – The United States is doubling down on efforts to pressure Iraq into distancing itself from Iran—a nation with which it shares a nearly 1600km border, religious ideologies, and centuries of history—as Iranians simultaneously work to curb U.S.-Israeli violation of Iraqi airspace.