Iraqi Kurdistan no staging ground for anti-Iran attacks: Barzani

Senior Kurdish political leader Masoud Barzani has given Iran an assurance that the Iraqi Kurdistan region will never be used to threaten the Islamic Republic’s interests, according to Press TV.

Iraqi nationals top list of foreign tourist arrivals in Kordestan

TEHRAN – Iraqi travelers constituted the largest source of foreign arrivals in the western Iranian province of Kordestan during the first three quarters of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared to the same period last year, provincial tourism chief has said.

2,200 Iraqi nationals under social insurance coverage in Iran

TEHRAN – Currently, some 2,200 Iraqi nationals are under coverage of social insurance in Iran, head of Social Security Organization’s department for foreign nationals has said.

IRGC strikes terrorists’ training centers in western borders

TEHRAN – Ground Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on Friday saying that it has hit the training centers of the terrorists in the borders with the Iraqi Kurdistan.

Nechirvan Barzani elected president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan

TEHRAN- Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers have elected Nechirvan Barzani as president of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Zarif says Iran is a reliable friend of Kurds

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that he held “fruitful” talks with Kurdish officials in Erbil and said Iran is a reliable friend of Kurds.

Iraqi Kurdistan calls for expansion of economic ties with Iran

TEHRAN – Iraqi Kurdistan’s senior officials called for expansion of trade ties with Iran during an Iran-Kurdistan business forum which was held on Tuesday in Erbil, IRNA reported.

Missile strike on terrorists sends message to enemies: IRGC chief

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the recent retaliatory missile strike against the terrorists based in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region sends a “meaningful” message to the enemies, who imagine they can bully Iran.

Iran will not sit silent if enemies continue hatching plots, General Baqeri warns

Military chief: Missile attack on terrorists shows accuracy and strategy

TEHRAN - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said on Tuesday that Iran’s armed forces will not sit silent if enemies continue hatching plots.

IRGC fires missiles at terrorist positions in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN – In a statement released on Sunday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed it had targeted positions of a terrorist group in the Iraqi Kurdistan with seven short-range surface-to-surface missiles, warning the terrorists that their repeated evil acts will be faced with a more severe response.