Iraq’s Kurdistan Region aims to deepen ties with Iran under new consul general

TEHRAN – In a bid to enhance bilateral ties, the Iranian Consul General in Erbil, Faramarz Asadi, received a call for increased cooperation from Safeen Dizayee, the Foreign Relations Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, during their credentials meeting on Sunday.

KRG PM, Iranian consul general talk up security collaboration

TEHRAN – The Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, and the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nasrollah Rashvandi in Erbil, engaged in discussions regarding bilateral security collaboration.

Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to prevent past issues from straining relations with Iran: KRG rep.

TEHRAN- The representative of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Iran has said that given the positive achievements of Nechirvan Barzani’s visit to Tehran, the autonomous region will definitely witness the development of political, security, and economic cooperation between Iran and the Kurdistan Region in the future.

Joint team from Iran, Iraq to visit Kurdistan region: ambassador

TEHRAN- Teran’s ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq, has said that Iran and Iraq will send a joint team to the Iraqi Kurdistan region to investigate if a security deal between the two countries, which includes the removal of armed separatist groups from the northwestern borders with Iran, is being carried out.

Defense chief says Iran won’t postpone action against terrorists in KRG

TEHRAN- The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was given a deadline of September 19 to take action against separatist Iranian militants and this deadline would not be extended, the Iranian defense minister has warned.

Separatist groups agree to disarm and move away from Iran border: report

TEHRAN – Iranian Kurdish separatist groups have agreed with a proposal from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq to put aside their arms and stay away from Iran’s border, according to Tasnim. 

By Mehran Shamsuddin

 IRGC declares ceasefire to give KRG another chance 

TEHRAN – After days of intensified shelling, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) halted its missile strikes against bases of Iranian Kurdish terrorist groups.