Kurdistan Region

Iran, KRG officials meet to discover ways to broaden ties

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Governors of Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) provinces held a meeting with local Iranian officials in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province in western Iran on Tuesday to discover avenues for expansion of bilateral relations.

Syria is our bridge to the Euphrates: Knesset member

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Chairman of the Israeli Knesset National Security Committee Boaz Bismuth has said that "Syria is our bridge to the Euphrates, and in the future we will reach Iraq and Kurdistan."

Iraq rejects oil exports from Kurdistan under US pressure

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iraqi authorities have rejected reports that they have allowed a resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan region because of threats by the US government.

US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports, a report says.

Turkey to soon wind down latest op. in northern Iraq: Erdogan

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Turkey will soon end its latest ground military operation in northern Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Erbil complies with Iran-Iraq security deal: Barzani

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Erbil adheres to the Iran-Iraq security agreement, the President of Kurdistan Region Nechervan Barzani said on Monday.

Iraqi official:

US played role behind scenes of Kirkuk conflicts

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Ali Al-Zubaidi, one of the leaders of Iraq's Al-Fateh Alliance says the US has played a role in the recent conflicts in Kirkuk province of Iraq.

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.

Iraqi Kurdistan sign investment MoU with Iran

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Acting CEO of Kish Investment & Development Company has said that Iran and the Kurdistan region of Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the fields of trade, tourism, aviation, and sea transportation.

Raeisi:

Sunni clerics martyrdom caused Kordestan to hate separatists

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Iranian President says that the martyrdom of 11 Sunni clerics of Kordestan in the holy month of Ramadan by the elements of the Arrogant causes more disgust in Kordestan people from the thoughts and actions of separatists.

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field comes under rocket attack (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq came under rocket on Friday.

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.

Erbil vows to secure borders against terrorists

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) –Referring to the presence of separatist terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Interior Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Rebar Ahmed Khalid Barzani said that Erbil tries to end the presence of these groups in the region.

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.

Turkey conducts new drone attack on N Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources on Sunday afternoon reported that Turkey has targeted areas in the north of Iraq with weapons.

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.

IRGC comdr.:

Zionists utilizing terrorists' bases in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Stating that the regime is utilizing terrorists' bases in northern Iraq, the Commander of IRGC Ground Force said that his forces hit 40 targets with dozens of suicide drones in this region.

Turkish drone crashed in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources on Sunday night reported that a Turkish drone crashed in the northern parts of Iraq.

Politician asks for probe into KRG oil exports to Israel

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – An Iraqi politician has demanded an investigation into the oil shipments smuggled from Kurdistan region to Israel.

Iraq's KRG rejects anti-Iran remarks attributed to Barzani

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – The office of Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government reacted to the translation after a Saudi network translator quoted the KRG Prime Minister, as saying "Bagdad has been taken hostage by Tehran".

Turkey continues to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The Turkish fighter jets on Monday once again conducted air raids on areas in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk in the Kurdistan region.

Iranian envoy to Baghdad:

Erbil strikes against Israel spy base, not Iraqi government

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said that the IRGC operation in Erbil was against the Zionist regime's spying site rather than against the Iraqi government.

Iran FM meets UN chief, high-ranking officials in Munich

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.