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Israel-linked terrorist team dismantled in northwest Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A terrorist team affiliated with the Zionist Israeli regime was dismantled in the West Azerbaijan Province in northwest Iran recently.

Pres. Pezeshkian to Kurdish media:

Iran to strengthen its relations with Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told local Iraqi Kurdish media that he will visit the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, adding that his government will try to bolster ties between the Region.

Turkey says killed PKK element responsible for ops in Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) said on Saturday its forces killed a senior PKK element in northern Iraq which was in charge of the operations of the terror group in Iran.

KRG PM attends Raeisi’s funeral held at Erbil Consulate

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Tuesday attended the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their delegation at the Iranian Consulate General in Erbil.

Amir-Abdollahian receives Nechervan Barzani

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister received the visiting head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechervan Barzani for a meeting in Tehran on Monday.

Bagheri comments on recent developments in Caucasus, Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri says that Azerbaijan fully retook its territories after the recent developments in Caucasus, stressing the need for full implementation of the security agreement with Iraq.

Iraqi Kurdistan PM:

KRG complies with Baghdad-Tehran security agreement

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani has declared that the Kurdish authorities in Erbil are committed to complying with the security agreement between Tehran and Baghdad.

Iraqi Kurdish govenor says ready to expand ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Jun 01 (MNA) – The Governor of Duhok Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region declared his province's readiness to enhance the level of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Intelligence minister:

Israel-linked terror outfit disbanded in western Iran

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian intelligence forces have busted a terror team affiliated with the Israeli Mossad spy agency in the western part of the country, Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib said on Sunday.

IRGC Ground Force cmdr.:

Iran waiting to see if Iraq expels terrorist groups in north

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour says that the Iraqi government is committed to expelling terror groups in north and Iran is waiting for action in that regard.

Turkey conducts new airstrikes in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Local media in Iraq reported a new wave of airstrikes by Turkish fighter jets or drones in the north of the country on Saturday.

President Raeisi:

Iraq mustn't be place for plotting, threats against neighbors

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – "Iraq must not be a place for conspiring or threats against its neighbors," the Iranian president told visiting Iraqi defense minister.

Netherlands not to pullout its troops from Iraq: FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said on Tuesday that his country will not pull out its troops from Iraq, claiming that Amsterdam will continue to train Iraqi forces.

Heavy snow closes Kileh crossing btw Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – An Iraqi Kurdistan region economic official said that the Kileh shared border crossing between Iran and the region has been shut down due to heavy snowfall.

Turkey once again bombards northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – An Iraqi security source said on Wednesday, that Turkey carried out airstrikes on areas in Dohuk province in Iraq.

Iraqi FM:

Iraqi soil must not be used by any group to attack Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The Iraqi Foreign Minister emphasized that Iran must not be threatened from Iraqi soil by the armed groups based in the Kurdistan Region.

Iraqi forces to be redeployed on borders with Iran, Turkey

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – The Iraqi National Security Council announced a plan to redeploy the Iraqi border forces to hold the area along the borders with Iran and Turkey.

US asks Iran to stop attacks on separatist terrorist groups

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The US Department of state spokesman condemned Iran's airstrikes against separatist terrorist groups based in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and called on Tehran to stop such attacks.

Envoy:

Talks underway between Iran, Iraq to disarm terrorist groups

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh said that the central Iraqi government will take control of the borders and the separatist terrorist groups should be disarmed and returned to the refugee camps.

Hussein stresses Iraqi soil not be used to threaten neighbors

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq discussed on the phone this morning's IRGC airstrikes on the positions of terrorist groups based in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Iran says cancelled visas for Iraqi Kurdistan Region's people

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – The chairman of the Borders Committee of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament said the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region can enter Iran without a visa from this week.

Iran lifts visa requirements for Iraqi Kurdistan citizens

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The general manager of Kurdistan Region Affairs of Iraq and Iran Abdullah Akerei has announced the cancellation of visas to enter the Islamic Republic of Iran starting tomorrow, Sunday.

No visa requirements for travel through Parviz Khan crossing

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – According to the Acting Governor of Qasr Shirin in west Iran traveling through the Parviz Khan border crossing into the Iraqi Kurdistan Region without a visa will probably begin on Saturday.

Gen. Bagheri:

Iran not to tolerate presence of 3k terrorists behind borders

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that presence of 3,000 terrorists having a bomb-making center behind the borders is intolerable and Iran will harshly confront them.

Iran pens letter to UN on attacks on KRG-based terrorists

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran has written a letter to the UN Security Council regarding the attacks on the positions of the terrorist adversary groups in northern Iraq.

Rocket attack reported on gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Local media in the Iraqi Kurdistan region have reported that Kormor gas field in the Kurdistan Region’s Chamchamal County in Sulyamaniyeh was targeted with rockets on Wednesday afternoon.

IRGC declares ceasefire to give KRG another chance

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – After days of intensified shelling, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) halted its missile strikes against bases of Iranian Kurdish terrorist groups.

KRG envoy to Iran:

KRG promises to close anti-Iran adversary groups bases

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Nazem Dabbagh, the Representative of Kurdistan Region of Iraq in Iran has said that the Kurdish officials will seriously follow up on the end of activities of the anti-Iran adversary armed groups.

Yet another rocket attack reported on Turkish base in Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Local Iraqi sources reported Saturday that a Turkish military base was targeted in the Shiladze district in Dohuk Province in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.