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Iran, Iraq reach agreements on customs affairs, joint investment
May 31, 2021 00:41Ministerial delegations from Iran and Iraq agreed on plans to promote cooperation on customs affairs, pave the way for joint investment, and expand the capacity for transportation between the two neighboring countries.
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Security experts: US targets Iraqi popular mobilization units to resuscitate Daesh
May 30, 2021 13:48Security experts believe the United States is targeting Iraq’s anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in order to resuscitate the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group that had wreaked havoc in the West Asian country since 2014, but was defeated in late 2017.
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Iraqi parliament to summon PM over US violations: Lawmaker
May 30, 2021 09:14An Iraqi lawmaker says the parliament will summon Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for explanation over the United States’ continued violation of the country’s sovereignty and plans to target anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha’abi.
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Iran, Iraq in fresh talks in Tehran to discuss energy arrears
May 30, 2021 00:55Iranian and Iraqi officials have held a second round of high-profile talks in Tehran to settle issues surrounding arrears Iraq owes Iran for vital energy supplies.
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Senior Iraqi politician rebukes arbitrary arrest of PMU official
May 28, 2021 08:50A top Iraqi lawmaker has said plots to undermine the anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) amount to attempts to weaken the entirety of Iraq, making a reference to the arbitrary arrest of a senior official with the PMU earlier this week.
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Iraq seeking to recoup $150bn in oil money stolen since US invasion
May 26, 2021 12:38Iraqi President Barham Saleh hopes his country would be able to recover $150 billion in oil money that he claims have been smuggled out of the country since the US invasions of 2003.
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Iran ready for quick cancellation of visa requirement for Iraq: Official
May 26, 2021 00:32A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official says Tehran is ready to immediately implement a decision to cancel visa requirements for Iraqi citizens if the Iraqi side agrees to grant visa-free access to Iranians visiting the Arab country.
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Iran-Iraq trade could hit $20bn in 2 years
May 25, 2021 09:13Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Sulaymaniyah Mehdi Shoushtari said Iran-Iraq trade can hit $20 billion within two years.
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US military forces steal wheat crops in Syria’s Hasakah, move them to Iraq: SANA
May 24, 2021 13:13Dozens of US military trucks have left Syria’s northeastern Province of Hasakah for the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, carrying tons of grain.
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Palestine unity, Gazans' firm response to Zionists mark ‘great victory’ for nation: Iran president
May 22, 2021 11:08President Hassan Rouhani says unity and solidarity among the Palestinians and a decisive response given by people in the Gaza Strip during the recent battle against the Israeli regime marked a big and valuable victory for the nation.