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Iraq, Syria should enhance cooperation to tackle shared challenges: Iraqi PM
Jul 16, 2023 11:30Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani has called for enhancing cooperation with Syria to tackle shared challenges, stressing that the security and stability of the two countries are two factors that foster stronger unity in confronting these issues.
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Iraq ramps up deployment of guards on Kurdistan region’s border with Iran
Jul 15, 2023 10:05Iraq has ramped up the deployment of its guards on the Kurdistan region’s border with Iran, after Islamic Republic’s top general warned that the Baghdad government’s failure to deal with anti-Iran militants will prompt a fresh round of Iranian strikes.
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Iraqis slam US interference, threats against resistance leaders
Jul 15, 2023 04:46People in the Iraqi capital Baghdad have taken to the streets near the US embassy in condemnation of Washington’s reported scheme to assassinate resistance figures and its interference in Iraq’s domestic affairs.
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Iraqi politician blasts US control of their country's economy
Jul 14, 2023 06:56A reputable Iraqi politician has denounced the United States's control of the West Asian country's economic affairs that has been preventing Baghdad from clearing arrears piled up over unpaid-for Iranian gas imports.
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Iraq to pay for Iranian gas with crude oil: PM
Jul 13, 2023 02:31Iraq has reached an understanding with Iran to trade its crude oil for Iranian natural gas supplies, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani who says the mechanism would settle a long-running dispute with Tehran over Iraq’s failure to pay debts related to previous imports of energy.
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Iran to intensify attacks on terrorist groups unless Iraq honors obligations: Top general
Jul 11, 2023 13:49Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned that the Islamic Republic will ramp up its retaliatory attacks against terrorist groups in northern Iraq if Baghdad fails to abide by its obligations in countering the separatist outfits.
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Iraq’s president says Tehran, Baghdad consult regularly on all issues
Jul 11, 2023 09:55Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid has hailed “strong” relations with Iran, saying in an exclusive interview with Al-Alam News Network that the two neighboring countries consult regularly on all issues of mutual concern.
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Iran cuts gas flow to Iraq amid heavy arrears
Jul 11, 2023 05:25Iran has reportedly cut gas supplies to Iraq in a renewed attempt to force the Arab country to pay its debts for previous energy imports.
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Iran ready to meet Iraq’s pharmaceutical, medical needs: First VP
Jul 10, 2023 07:52Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has expressed the country's readiness to provide Iraq with medical products, noting that joint cooperation between the two neighboring countries can turn them into a “pioneer” in the pharmaceutical export market.
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Iraq to speed up releasing Iranian funds: Minister
Jul 06, 2023 05:28Iran’s Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi says Iranian funds that have remained blocked in Iraq in recent years because of US sanctions will be released "in the shortest time possible" based on a recent understanding reached between Iran and Iraq.