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Superpowers failed to advance own plots in Iraq: Jahangiri
Sep 29, 2017 09:13A senior Iranian official says superpowers have failed to advance their personal agendas in Iraq, emphasizing that Iran and Turkey should help the neighboring Arab state protect its borders against destabilizing acts.
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Turkey won’t shy away from harshest response if border threatened: Yildirim
Sep 28, 2017 17:08Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country’s military forces will not hesitate to give a stinging response to a national security threat on the border with Iraq in reaction to Monday’s referendum of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Turkey agrees to ‘only deal with Baghdad’ over oil exports
Sep 28, 2017 10:49In a major U-turn, Turkey has agreed to solely deal with the central Iraqi government over crude oil exports, following a contentious secession referendum held by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Baghdad government says.
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Iraqi PM demands invalidation of Kurdish referendum
Sep 27, 2017 14:24Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has demanded the annulment of this week’s referendum of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region amid soaring tensions between the central government in Baghdad and local Kurdish authorities.
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Lebanon airline to halt Erbil flights
Sep 27, 2017 11:56Lebanon says it plans to halt flights by its flagship carrier airline to Iran’s Kurdish region from Friday in a major sign that may show an international air traffic embargo called by Iraq against the region is already being put into place.
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Russia, Iran, France warn Iraqi Kurds against repercussions of secession
Sep 27, 2017 10:43Russia, Iran and France have warned that a controversial secession referendum held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region could lead to further instability in the entire Middle East, a region already rife with numerous conflicts and terror threats.
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Iraq's premier gives Kurdish officials 3 days to hand over control of airports
Sep 27, 2017 02:26Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has given the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) three days to hand over control of its airports if it seeks to avoid an international air embargo, a retaliatory move the Iraqi government says will take against the independence-seeking region in the wake of a highly controversial referendum.
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Iraqi parliament demands troops be deployed to areas disputed with Kurds
Sep 25, 2017 12:59Iraqi lawmakers have demanded deployment of government troops to areas disputed with Kurds amid rising tensions between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government over a controversial independence referendum.
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Iran, Russia presidents voice support for territorial integrity of Iraq
Sep 25, 2017 12:59The presidents of Iran and Russia have expressed their support for Iraq’s territorial integrity and national unity amid a highly controversial referendum on independence of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
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Leader’s aide warns of new US, Israeli plot to partition Iraq
Sep 25, 2017 12:59A senior Iranian official says a highly controversial referendum of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region is a new US-Israeli plot in the Middle East to partition the country, warning that the Kurds will suffer as a result of the plan.