Iraqi Kurdistan
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Turkey, Iraq work together to prevent KRG referendum
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi have agreed to work together to prevent a planned independence referendum in northern Iraq from taking place.
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Velayati:
All kinds of ethnic split detrimental to regional security
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Leader’s Senior Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati said Islamic countries were opposed to ethnic cleansing in any corner of the region for the move proves detrimental to regional security.
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US wants Iraqi Kurdistan to call off referendum
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The US strongly urged northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to call off a controversial referendum on independence from Baghdad.
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Turkey wants KRG's referendum "cancellation" not "postponement"
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Hinting at possible sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, Turkish authorities say Ankara wants “cancellation” of the referendum, not the “postponement.”
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Friday cleric:
Iran’s military sites to remain top secret
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khatami said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has never allowed foreigners to gain access to confidential information of Iran and military sites will therefore remain top secret.
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Iran, Turkey military officials discussed KRG's independence referendum
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Emphasizing coordinated opposition to Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum the Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces and his Turkish counterpart in a phone conversation discussed the dangerous consequences of such separatist plans.
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Turkey warns Arbil to avoid emotional statements
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Turkey has warned Iraq’s Kurdish region that “there will most certainly be a price to pay” for its insistence on holding an independence referendum later this month.
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US proxy backed Iraqi Kurdish region's independence referendum
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – US proxy to support independence referendum of Iraqi Kurdish region, Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday declared his support for an independent Kurdish state ahead of a regional referendum in northern Iraq.
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Nader Entessar:
US stated, actual policy on Erbil independence referendum incongruent
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Commenting on the US incongruent policies toward Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, Professor of political science says those in favor of creating an independent Kurdish state count on US support via Israel.
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Iraqi MP:
Iraq enjoys right to proceed against Erbil in UNSC
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi MP Abdul Rahman Al Luaizi believes that, given the great dangers of establishing a Kurdish government, Baghdad possess the right to sue against Iraqi Kurdistan in the United Nation Security Council (UNSC).
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Pro-ISIL plots yields reversely: Shamkhani
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Shamkhani says that holding independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan will increase friction among Kurdish groups and parties.
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Barzani's party headquarter attacked
TEHRAN, Sep.11 (MNA) - Headquarter office of the Iraqi Kurdistan government's chief, Masoud Barzani’s party was attacked by gunmen in Soleimaneh.
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Ghasemi dismisses rumors on Iran, N Korea coop.
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi while slamming the use of nuclear weapons dismissed as “rash” and “far from reality” any media rumors about cooperation between Iran and North Korea.
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Iraqi forces hold thousand foreign ISIL family members
BAGHDAD, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iraqi forces are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of ISIL fighters, at a camp for displaced people in northern Iraq, Iraqi security source said on Sunday.
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Turkish MHP leader:
Iraqi Kurdish referendum not to be allowed
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The National Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said on Sept. 9 that the planned independence referendum of the Iraqi Kurdish Region on Sept. 25 was among the closest threats on Turkey’s national security and that it should not be allowed.
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By: Mobin Peymankar
6th intl. festival of local games in Marivan
MARIVAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The sixth edition of the International Festival of Local Games was held in Iranian western city of Marivan with teams from Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iraqi Kurdistan vying. The Iraqis are attending with two teams and the Iranian contestants are in 8 teams from 6 provinces.
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Turkish PM:
Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum, grave mistake
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has reiterated Turkey’s strong opposition against the Iraqi Kurdish region government’s bid to hold an independence referendum late September, describing the move as a “grave mistake.”
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Kurdistan referendum leading to crisis: Amir-Abdollahian
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that disintegration of Iraq will end up in another crisis in the region.
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Rezaei urges Iraqi Kurds to dismiss referendum
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, while warning against a 20-year war in the event of regional disintegration, called on Iraqi Kurdistan leaders to dismiss the referendum plot.
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Turkish expert:
Dialogue necessary for Iran, Turkey
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Hazar Vural says although Turkey is a NATO member state, Iran and Turkey need to create their own talks to tackle common threats.
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FM spox:
Kirkuk’s support for Kurdish independence plan ‘unacceptable’
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iran has warned the officials in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk against their ‘wrong, provocative, and unacceptable’ decision to back the Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum.
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Abadi:
Kirkuk’s participation in KRG independence vote mistake
CAIRO, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The decision of the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to participate in the referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence is a mistake, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said on Tuesday.
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Binali Yıldırım:
Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum not a casus belli
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Turkish PM said the independence referendum of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional would not constitute a casus belli for Turkey.
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Iranian political expert:
Joint Iran, Turkey operations are unlikely
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) –Senior Iranian expert on the regional issues says Joint military operations by Iran and Turkey seems unlikely.
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KRG referendum to deepen issues between Erbil, Baghdad
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Turkey's ruling party AKP deputy chair Mehmet Mehdi Eker has said the Iraqi Kurdistan's (IKBY) decision to set up an independence referendum would not solve any of the problems that the IKBY and Iraq face, but will deepen the problems.
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By: Adam Garrie
Israel authors a neo-Balfour declaration for Kurds
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Israel, having no allies in the region, is advocating establishment of a Kurdish state in the Middle East that could reasonably amount to a client state.
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CHP member:
Iran, Turkey not to allow division of Iraq
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Calling the Kurdish independence referendum as the eye of the next hurricane in the region, a senior member of Peoples’ Democratic Party (CHP), Osman Faruk Logoglu, told MNA that Iran and Turkey won’t allow any efforts at partitioning Iraq.
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Iran, Turkey urge against KRG referendum plan
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran and Turkey have urged against a decision by Iraqi Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum, saying the Region’s separation from Iraq would undermine security across the whole Middle East.
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Iran, Turkey exchange views on regional issues
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Head of the Iranian Staff of Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday evening in Ankara.
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Iraqi PM:
Kurdistan referendum ‘huge mistake’ with no positive outcome
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi slammed Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s decision to hold an independence referendum, saying the move is a “huge mistake” and not even “legal”.