Iraq

Even weakest revenge scenario to become historic nightmare for US: Shamkhani

Jan 07, 2020 10:06

Even weakest revenge scenario to become historic nightmare for US: Shamkhani
US doomed to expulsion from West Asia due to frequent use of terror, sanctions: Zarif

Jan 07, 2020 10:00

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was the victim of America’s “state terrorism,” stressing that Washington will inevitably face expulsion from the West Asia region due to unrestrained use of sanctions and terror.
Who really wants peace & stability in the region?

Jan 07, 2020 09:27

For many people worldwide General Qassem Soleimani was an anti-terror hero. He played a key role in defeating Daesh in Iraq and Syria. But US President Donald Trump ordered his assassination last week.
Iraqi Kurdistan leader sends condolences to Iran over Gen. Soleimani’s martyrdom

Jan 07, 2020 09:24

President of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region Nechirvan Barzani has offered condolences to Iran over the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), by the US military on Iraqi soil.
US denies Zarif visa to attend UNSC meeting

Jan 07, 2020 08:45

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Washington's refusal to issue him a visa for attending an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting, saying US statesmen are vastly terrified of someone going to their country and conveying the truth to the American people.
Germany slashing troop numbers in Iraq

Jan 07, 2020 08:38

Germany says it is reducing its military presence in Iraq, in the latest fallout from the United States’ assassination of Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
Iraqi PM stresses foreign troops withdrawal in talks with US ambassador

Jan 07, 2020 05:56

Iraq's caretaker prime minister says his country and the United States should work together on implementing the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country.
Influential cleric: Iraq will turn into new Vietnam for US if its forces stay

Jan 07, 2020 05:47

Iraq’s influential cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has released a statement saying that if US troops do not leave the country, Iraq will turn into a new Vietnam for Washington.
Ayatollah Khamenei leads ritual prayers at General Soleimani’s funeral

Jan 06, 2020 04:54

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday performed the ritual ‘prayer for the deceased’ (Salat al-Mayyit) at the funeral of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the top Iranian commander assassinated in a US attack in Iraq.
Millions of Iranians mourn Lt. Gen. Soleimani, PMU deputy in Qom

Jan 06, 2020 13:11

Millions of Iranian mourners have taken part in a funeral procession for the late Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Quds Force Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his companions, including the Deputy Head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.