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Iran consul general:

Iran attaches great importance to ties with Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The head of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, received Faramarz Asadi, the new Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Erbil.

Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan enjoy strong relations

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s newly appointed Consul General in Erbil, Faramarz Asadi, has lauded the “strong” relationship between Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, describing the future of the ties as "highly promising."

Iran new Consul General in Erbil meets with FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) –The new Iranian consul general in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's capital met and talked with the Iranian foreign minister and proposed his plans for fulfilling the new responsibility.

Turkish drone strikes northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – A Turkish drone struck northern Iraq on Monday.

Iranian president in Erbil for talks

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Thursday morning to hold talks with Erbil officials.

Pezeshkian's schedule on Iraq visit announced to Iran media

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The new Iranian president will travel to Iraq as his first state visit and will meet with different Iraqi officials, the Iranian businessmen residing in the neighboring country and will travel to Erbil and Sulaymaniyeh later.

Iranian president to visit Erbil this month

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to visit the Iraqi Kurdistan region this month.

Blaze engulfs oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – A massive fire broke out at an oil refinery in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, news sources reported on Thursday morning.

Massive fire engulfs market in Erbil (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A massive fire engulfed a market in Erbil of the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Tuesday night.

Iraqi Islamic Resistance attacks US troops in Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has once again targeted the US bases in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday.

FM Spox.:

Attack on Mossad aimed at punishing Iran security disruptors

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said Iran's recent attack on the Mossad center in Erbil was a punishment against the aggressors against Iran's national security and not against Iraq.

IRGC’s Erbil missile strike based on legitimate defense: FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says a missile strike by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on a building in Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was conducted on the grounds of legitimate defense.

Iran FM spox slams Arab League statement on Erbil incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the Arab League statement on Iraq's Erbil incident, noting that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s action was based on the legitimate right to confront terrorist elements.

Sound of massive explosion heard near Erbil Airport

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Local media in the Iraqi Kurdistan region reported that sound of several massive explosions was heard near the Erbil International Airport.

Top Iran, Iraq security officials discuss bilateral issues

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Top security officials of Iran and Iraq have discussed relations between the two countries and their joint efforts to protect the security of both sides.

IRGC attacks showed era of hit-and-run is over: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that IRGC’s attacks on targets controlled by terrorists in the region showed that the time for hit-and-run attacks by terrorists have come to an end.

Iraqi Resistance targets 3 US bases in Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted three American bases in Iraq and Syria with rockets and drones.

US military base in Iraq comes under drone attack

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A US military base in Iraq’s Erbil province came under drone attack on Wednesday.

14 dead in building fire in Iraq's Erbil province

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Fourteen people were killed and 18 others injured on Friday night in a fire that broke out at a residential building in the town of Soran in Erbil province in northern Iraq, Soran Health Department said.

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Islamic Resistance targets US bases in Syria, Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, representing the nation's anti-terror forces, declared new strikes on American occupation forces, targeting two US bases in eastern Syria and western Iraq.

Fresh attack reported on US base in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – US military base “Al-Harir” located in Erbil province in northern Iraq came under fresh attack.

2 airbases housing US-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones on Friday.

Drones hit US occupation base near Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Drones have struck an Iraqi air base that hosts US military forces and aircraft in Iraq's Kurdistan region in the latest attack against US troops amid Washington's unwavering support for Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

Drone attack reported on US forces in Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Arab media reported that two drones attacked American soldiers around Erbil International Airport.

US Harir Air Base in Iraqi Kurdistan targeted: local sources

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Local sources in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Saturday that a loud explosion was heard in Al-Harir Air Base belonging to the US Army in Erbil Province of Iraq.