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Iran sees referendum as permanent solution for Palestine

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stressed Tehran's call for holding a referendum with the participation of all Palestinians as the principled and permanent political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
News ID: 84419    Publish Date : 2023/11/13

Amir-Abdollahian:

Referendum, Palestine's democratic solution

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Parliament speaker's special adviser on international affairs said Palestine's democratic solution is a “ referendum among genuine Christians, Muslims and Jews.”
News ID: 79155    Publish Date : 2019/11/02

French PM:

Yellow Vests Referendum Initiative Can Be ‘Good Instrument in A Democracy

TEHRAN (defapress)- Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that there is a debate on holding the citizens' initiative referendum (RIC), one of the main demands of the "yellow vests".
News ID: 74391    Publish Date : 2018/12/17

Over 1mln People Sign Petition for 2nd Brexit Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) - More than one million people have signed a petition calling on the government to give UK citizens a final say on Brexit in a new referendum .
News ID: 73344    Publish Date : 2018/10/28

Anti-Brexit Protest in London Calls for Second Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) - Anti-Brexit protesters are gathering in central London for a demonstration calling for a second referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union.
News ID: 73179    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Iraqi PM Rejects Erbil’s Offer to Freeze Referendum Results

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday dismissed a proposal by the country’s autonomous Kurdish region to freeze the referendum results, calling for annulling the results.
News ID: 66690    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Iraqi Kurds Offer to Freeze Independence Referendum Results

TEHRAN (defapress) - Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government said it’s prepared to freeze the results of last month’s independence referendum which was held amid regional and international opposition.
News ID: 66664    Publish Date : 2017/10/25

Iraqi VP:

KRG President Agrees to Cancel Result of Kurdish Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq's Vice President Ayad Allawi announced that Masoud Barzani, the president of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), has agreed to cancel the result of the recent independence referendum held in the Kurdistan Region.
News ID: 66456    Publish Date : 2017/10/16

Iran’s Top Judge Decries US Hypocrisy over KRG Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US has adopted a hypocritical policy towards the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s plan to secede from Iraq, Iran’s Judiciary chief deplored, saying Iran, by stark contrast, has explicitly opposed the secession bid which is part of plot to sap the strength of the Muslim nations.
News ID: 66257    Publish Date : 2017/10/09

Iran, UN Reiterate Settling of Referendum Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish in a meeting in Baghdad underlined the need for the settlement of the Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum within the framework of the country's constitution.
News ID: 66250    Publish Date : 2017/10/09

Iran’s Shamkhani Calls KRG’s Approach to Referendum Irresponsible, Amateurish

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani slammed the independence referendum recently held in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, saying the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) adopted an “irresponsible and amateurish approach”.
News ID: 66110    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

Major General Bagheri and General Khalusi Aqar emphasized;

Expansion of military cooperation between Iran and Turkey /A referendum in northern Iraq is not acceptable

Our armed forces Chief of staff and Chief of staff of the Turkish army, while the emphasis on expanding military cooperation in the two countries, Iraq's referendum about acceptance they not see Iran and Turkey.
News ID: 66109    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

Iran to remain Iraqi Kurdistan's friend despite referendum 'mistake'

TEHRAN (defapress) – Questioning the real goal of the US in Syria and the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will remain an eternal friend of Iraqi Kurdistan despite their recent referendum mistake.
News ID: 66080    Publish Date : 2017/09/28

Yildirim, al-Abadi discuss KRG's illegitimate referendum

TEHRAN(defapress) Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim spoke by phone with his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi discussed the recent illegitimate referendum on regional independence in northern Iraq.
News ID: 66079    Publish Date : 2017/09/28

Iran’s Ex-Minister:

Kurdish Referendum to Result in Geopolitical Predicament

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s former defense minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said the unilateral move by authorities in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum would place the Kurds in “a geopolitical predicament”.
News ID: 66071    Publish Date : 2017/09/27

KRG referendum favors Israel in expanding insecurity in region

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, pointing to Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum , said “this is in the interest of Israel and those who want to expand insecurity in the region.”
News ID: 66068    Publish Date : 2017/09/27

Iran’s Top General:

Israel Behind KRG Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri blamed the Zionist regime of Israel for orchestrating a plot to hold the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
News ID: 66056    Publish Date : 2017/09/26

Turkey Mulling Sanctions over Kurdish Referendum

TEHRAN (defapress) - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Tuesday warned of sanctions against the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) if it proceeds with its planned referendum for independence next week.
News ID: 65992    Publish Date : 2017/09/20

Iran’s Velayati:

Kurdish Referendum to Open Way for Israel in Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s decision to hold an independence referendum faces an uncertain fate, Iranian official Ali Akbar Velayati said, warning that the controversial plan would allow the Zionist regime of Israel to establish a foothold in Iraq.
News ID: 65982    Publish Date : 2017/09/19

Iran Warns Iraqi Kurdistan of Harsh Repercussions of Referendum for Ties with Neighbors

TEHRAN (defapress)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned that referendum for independence in the Iraqi Kurdistan region will have dire impacts on ties with the neighboring states.
News ID: 65965    Publish Date : 2017/09/17