Zarif meets top officials in Qatar

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with various top officials in Doha, Qatar, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Cyber Security Summit.

Ambassador meets Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has met with President of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil, Mehr reported on Friday.

1st Kurdish Elites Congress held in Sanandaj

TEHRAN – Sanandaj, the capital of the western Iranian province of Kordestan, played host to the 1st Kurdish Elites Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Zarif congratulates Barzani as KRG president

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

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.

Tehran, Erbil stress friendly bonds

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday made a tour of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to review and reiterate close ties between the Islamic Republic and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

By Payman Yazdani

Saudi is playing with sectarian card in Iraq: Logoglu

TEHRAN - Turkish politician says Saudi Arabia’s move toward Erbil aims to reduce Iran and Turkey influence in Iraq to break up the country in coordination with the U.S. and Israel.