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Iraqi soil won’t be used to attack neighbors, Defense Ministry says
Mar 13, 2019 03:15A spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry has condemned a recent statement by US President Donald Trump that American forces must remain in Iraq so Washington can keep a close eye on neighboring Iran, stressing that his country would never allow outsiders to use its territory for military action against any neighbor.
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In joint statement, Iran, Iraq hail ‘turning point’ in ‘strategic’ cooperation
Mar 12, 2019 16:49Tehran and Baghdad have hailed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s historic three-day visit to Iraq as a “turning point” in efforts to strengthen “strategic” cooperation between the two neighbors based on non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.
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Former Izadi captives of Daesh reunite with families in northern Iraq
Mar 12, 2019 13:44Fighters from the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have reunited a dozen children from the Izadi minority with their families in the country's northern province of Nineveh after five years of captivity at the hands of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria.
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US relocating terrorists from Mideast to Central Asia: President Rouhani
Mar 12, 2019 09:07President Hassan Rouhani says the fight against terrorism is not over yet despite the collapse of the Daesh terror group in Iraq and Syria as the US is now relocating the Takfiri terrorists from the Middle East to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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President Rouhani officially welcomed by his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad
Mar 12, 2019 05:44Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Baghdad on a trip aimed at solidifying strategic ties despite US efforts to keep the two neighbors apart and curb Iran's influence in the region.
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Zarif says US can’t stop Iran-Iraq relations
Mar 12, 2019 02:52Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States cannot “stop” Iran and Iraq’s mutual relations, reminding that Baghdad has established the ties of its own accord.
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Iran, Iraq sign five MoUs for economic, healthcare cooperation
Mar 12, 2019 02:46Iran and Iraq have signed five memorandums of understanding for the expansion of bilateral cooperation in various economic and healthcare sectors.
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FM Zarif felicitates General Soleimani on receiving highest military order
Mar 11, 2019 12:11Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended greetings to Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Qassem Soleimani, after the Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei awarded the highest military order of Iran to the commander.
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President Rouhani: Iran determined to expand ties with Iraq
Mar 11, 2019 11:26Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with Iraqi President Barham Salih on Monday, reiterated that Tehran is determined to further increase its bilateral ties with Baghdad.
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Rouhani, Iraqi counterpart meets, confer in Baghdad
Mar 11, 2019 08:40Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Baghdad on a trip aimed at solidifying strategic ties despite US efforts to keep the two neighbors apart and curb Iran's influence in the region.