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US dangerous moves in Iraq, possibility of bloody coup

TEHRAN (defapress) – US President Donald Trump is making dangerous moves in Iraq while the world is fighting against coronavirus outbreak.
News ID: 80644    Publish Date : 2020/03/28

US carries on airstrikes against multiple PMU positions in Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US has carried out a series of airstrikes against multiple locations of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) on Friday night.
News ID: 80493    Publish Date : 2020/03/13

Abdul-Mahdi:

US Pressuring Iraq to Cut Ties with Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s caretaker prime minister said the US is pressurizing Baghdad to sever relations with Tehran, but Iraqis will never allow their country to become a staging ground for clashes between other countries.
News ID: 80452    Publish Date : 2020/03/09

Shamkhani:

Iran, Iraq cannot be separated

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, in a tweet upon his arrival to Baghdad on Sunday morning, named ties of Iran and Iraq as inseparable ones.
News ID: 80441    Publish Date : 2020/03/08

Iran, Iraq Stress Joint Measures to Combat Coronavirus

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, stressed the need for joint measures to combat the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
News ID: 80393    Publish Date : 2020/03/03

Iran envoy:

Iraq capable of self-defense sans foreign troops

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian abmassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said Iraq is capable of defending its territories against terrorism without having to rely on foreign troops.
News ID: 80300    Publish Date : 2020/02/23

Hashd Al-Shaabi Cautions Against US Heliborne Relocation of ISIL Terrorists to Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress)- A senior commander of Hashd al-Shaabi (Iraqi popular forces) warned on Wednesday that the US forces are transferring the ISIL terrorists from Syria to safe areas in Iraq as part of a seemingly major plan to trigger security problems for the Arab nation again.
News ID: 79979    Publish Date : 2020/01/22

report:

US gives Iraq draft of possible sanctions

TEHRAN (defapress) – Reports suggest that the US Administration has delivered a draft of possible sanctions against Iraq to the Iraqi President Barham Salih.
News ID: 79822    Publish Date : 2020/01/07

Pentagon Rejects Reports US Leaving Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country.
News ID: 79819    Publish Date : 2020/01/07

Venezuela condemns US military attack in Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – Venezuela expressed its firm condemnation of the incident and stated that it is "an action that clearly raises tensions in the region, without any basis in international law."
News ID: 79785    Publish Date : 2020/01/04

Iran's Leader Strongly Condemns US Attack on Iraq's Popular Forces

TEHRAN (defapress)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei strongly deplored the Sunday airstrikes on the positions of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces).
News ID: 79742    Publish Date : 2020/01/01

Iraqi Premier Calls on Parliament to Accept His Resignation

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on parliament to accept his resignation and move quickly to find a successor.
News ID: 79441    Publish Date : 2019/12/01

Iraq’s PM Says Would Resign in Response to Ayatollah Sistani’s Call

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s prime minister announced that he would submit his resignation to parliament after the country's top cleric called on Iraqi lawmakers to "reconsider" their options regarding the future of Iraq.
News ID: 79430    Publish Date : 2019/11/30

Iraq’s Sadr Condemns Arson Attack on Iranian Consulate

TEHRAN (defapress) – Prominent Iraqi figure Muqtada al-Sadr deplored an arson attack on the Iranian consulate in Najaf, dismissing reports and allegations that his followers were behind the Wednesday incident.
News ID: 79429    Publish Date : 2019/11/29

Top Cleric Warns against Plots to Sow 'Infighting' in Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress) – Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned against plots hatched by enemies to sow “chaos and infighting” in Iraq and return the Arab country to the "era of dictatorship".
News ID: 79428    Publish Date : 2019/11/29

Iraq Apologizes to Iran for Attack on Najaf Consulate

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Foreign Minister of Iraq made an apology to Iran for a recent mob attack on the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Najaf.
News ID: 79414    Publish Date : 2019/11/29

Envoy:

Wednesday Attack on Najaf Consulate Aimed at Darkening Iran-Iraq Ties

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said that the strikers at the country's consulate in Najaf planned to destroy relations between Tehran and Baghdad, stressing that the two nations' bonds are too strong to be undermined by such moves.
News ID: 79413    Publish Date : 2019/11/28

Tweets from across Borders Fanning Flames in Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress)- Investigations into tweets about public protests in Iraq which promote violence and invite people to join street rallies show that more than 80% of the messages are composed and posted from countries other than the home to Mesopotamia.
News ID: 79192    Publish Date : 2019/11/03

Iran, Syria to Join Electricity Networks via Iraq

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian stated here on Saturday that electricity grids of Iran and Syria will be connected to each other through Iraq's network in the near future.
News ID: 79173    Publish Date : 2019/11/02

Iran, Iraq Call For Dialogue As Solution to Regional Dialogue

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad and Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar Hakim underlined that holding dialogues and peaceful means are only remedies to the ongoing crises in the countries of the region.
News ID: 79134    Publish Date : 2019/10/30

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