US Withdrawal

Iraqi PM plans to announce a timetable for US withdrawal

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iraq’s prime minister said US troops are no longer needed in his country because they have largely succeeded in vanquishing ISIL, and he plans to announce a timetable for their withdrawal soon.
2024-09-17 13:08
Iraq, US reach agreement on withdrawal of American troops

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Baghdad and Washington reached an agreement on the withdrawal of the international coalition forces under the command of the United States from Iraq.
2024-09-07 08:00
Baghdad should face US with definite exit date: Ex-PM

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – A former Iraqi prime minister urges Baghdad to act more decisively towards ending the United States' so-called mission in the Arab country.
2024-02-11 09:00
US planning to withdraw from Syria: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – An American journal has cited officials in the White House and other departments that the Biden administration is seriously planning a troops pullout from Syria.
2024-01-24 20:47
Iraq PM wants ‘quick’ withdrawal of US forces

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iraq wants US-led military forces to immediately leave the Arab country due to their destabilizing effects, Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani says.
2024-01-10 20:17
Ned Price:

JCPOA withdrawal US biggest strategic blunder in recent yrs

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA was one of the greatest strategic blunders of American foreign policy in recent years, the US State Department spokesperson acknowledged on Tuesday.
2023-01-10 11:00
Taliban, American officials to meet in Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The US Under Secretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson and Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will meet with representatives of the Taliban while in Uzbekistan.
2022-07-25 20:00
China FM spokesman

US must respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin has stressed that the US must respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2022-07-20 21:00
US nears return to JCPOA in coming days: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – An agreement in Vienna could be completed as early as the next couple of days, a US newspaper has cited diplomats as saying on Monday.
2022-02-21 21:32
Americans must leave countries in region: IRGC spokesman

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) advised certain rulers in regional countries not to rely on the US military support for their security.
2022-01-02 19:00
Iran FM in presser with Iraqi counterpart:

Shalamcheh-Basra railway needs to become operational soon

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – In a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, FM Amir-Abdollahian said that "We are determined that the Shalamcheh-Basra railway will become operational as soon as possible."
2021-12-23 15:48
Unlike US, Iran never left JCPOA: Iran FM spokesman

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has reminded the US government that its call on Iran for "mutual return to JCPOA" is a failed attempt to deflect attention from the continuation of its oppressive sanctions on Iran.
2021-11-23 19:15
Some regional states revised positions toward JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Stating that some regional countries have revised their position toward JCPOA in the light of experience gained, Russia's Permanent Representative for Vienna-based International Organization said that this deserves respect.
2021-11-18 20:00
US expulsion form West Asia region is inevitable: IRGC

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement on the anniversary of Sacred Defense, saying that the United States has no choice but withdrawal from the West Asia region.
2021-09-24 14:53
Iraqi official:

Three US combat units to leave Iraq by Sep. end

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Iraq Joint Operations Command said Tuesday that three US combat units will withdraw from Ain al-Assad and Harir bases in the country by the end of this month.
2021-09-21 22:30
Blair says S. Arabia turning Islam into an ideology

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said on the anniversary of 9/11 that Saudi Arabia with huge oil wealth is propagating a fundamental, old-fashioned, and quite a backward view of Islam.
2021-09-11 21:28
US troops begin Iraq withdrawal in large numbers

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The head of Iraq Joint Operation Command has said that the US troops have begun their withdrawal in large numbers.
2021-09-10 13:10