Kurdistan Region

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.

Three killed, wounded in an explosion in Iraq’s Erbil

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Local sources reported that three people were killed and injured in an explosion in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Tuesday.

Dozens killed, wounded in ISIL attack on Iraq's Makhmur city

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs of Iraqi Kurdistan Region announced that a number of civilians were killed and injured in the wake of last night's attack by ISIL terrorist groups on “Makhmur” city in Iraq.

Iraqi thinkers oppose tie normalization with Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – A number of 100 Iraqi thinkers emphasized the need for holding a permanent conference to oppose normalization of ties with the Zionist regime.

Bagheri once again warns terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri warned about the adventure of counter-revolutionary terrorist groups in northern Iraq, saying that Iran will not tolerate any act of sabotage on its borders.

Erbil not to allow its soil to be used against Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iranian foreign minister Zarif, Masoud Barzani stressed that Erbil won't allow any groups to use its soil to pose threat against Iran.

2 Iranian products pull out from London Kurdish Film Fest.

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Iranian director Ziba Arjang's short animation “Sky Sun, Tile Sun” and Behrouz Nouranipour's "Children of the Night" resigned from competing at London Kurdish Film Festival (LKFF).

Raisi asks KRG authorities to hand over fugitive criminals

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – In a meeting with the KRG’s special envoy in Iraq, the Iranian Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi advised the Iraqi Kurdistan authorities to hand over criminals at large to the Iranian authorities.

Turkish aircraft bomb 8 villages in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – According to reports, Turkish military aircraft have targeted eight villages in the Iraqi Kurdistan region with bombs on Saturday morning.

Iraqi Kurdistan seeks opening of new border with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The officials from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the country’s border crossing authorities have reviewed the opening of a new border crossing with Iran in line with the plans to boost bilateral trades.

Iran keen on boosting agricultural coop with Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian Consul General in Sulaimaniyah announced Iran's readiness to cooperate with the Kurdistan Region in the fields of agricultural and water projects, especially dam construction projects.

Iran ready to help Iraqi Kurdistan in fight against COVID-19

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Consul-General in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, Mehdi Shoushtari voiced Iran’s readiness to help Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the battle against coronavirus.

Strong relations with all Iraqis cornerstone of Iran's policy

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that strong relations with all Iraqis remain a cornerstone of Iran's policy.

Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan Region discuss trade relations

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Consul General of Iran Mehdi Shoushtari met and held talks with governor of Sulaymaniyah Haval Abubakir on Sunday evening on the trade relations.

In another suspicious move;

US to set up 4 military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan region: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The US is due to set up four military bases in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, said the report.

Iraq’s KRG, gateway to Iran’s presence in lucrative Iraqi, Syrian markets

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The Secretary General of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Seyyed Hamid Hosseini said that Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government is a gateway for the presence of Iran in lucrative Iraqi and Syrian markets.

Iranian envoy, KSDP leader hold talks in Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Consul-General in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, Mehdi Shoushtari, and the leader of the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (KSDP), Mohammed Haji Mahmoud, met on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and international developments.

At least 1 person killed in Erbil shooting

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Reports from the Iraqi Kurdistan media says that in a shooting in a restaurant in capital Erbil against the staff of the Turkish consulate there one person was killed.

Over $1bn worth of goods transited via Kurdistan’s Bashmaq border crossing this year

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Director General of Kurdistan province Customs Office Bakhtiar Rahmanipour said on Tue. that more than $1 billion worth of goods was transited from Kurdistan’s Bashmaq border crossing in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).

Sulaymaniyah governor stresses stepped-up Iran-KRG economic ties

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Governor of Iraqi Kurdistan region’s Sulaymaniyah Province Haval Abubakir has called for expansion of trade and economic relations between the Kordestan province of Iran the Kurdistan regional government of Iraq.