Iran's plans for Iraq
A PUBLIC relations stumble between Tehran and Baghdad has intensified speculation that one of Iran's most senior clerics is about to extend his power - and Iran's theocratic system - into Iraq.On his return from a visit to Tehran, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office released statements on his meetings with several senior Iranian off…
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Iran minister meets Iraq clerics
Iran's foreign minister courted top clerics in Najaf, the Iraqi religious heartland, on Thursday, the second day of a visit to Iraq aimed at boosting ties between the Shiite-majority neighbours. "I came carrying a letter from the Iranian leadership to the religious authorities in Najaf," Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference in the central I…
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Iran foreign minister visits Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi met with Iraq's prime minister and foreign minister in Baghdad on Wednesday in his second trip abroad since taking over the post. "We look forward to Iraq returning to its full independence and security," Salehi, who was born in Karbala in central Iraq, told a news conference in Baghdad. Iranian offici…
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Iran holds show against Iraq opposition
In reaction to the expression of support by nearly a half million people in Iraq’s Diyala province for the residents of Camp Ashraf, the Iranian regime’s embassy in Baghdad set up a photo gallery this week against the residents with the help of its proxies in Iraq. In June, it was announced at a conference by sheikhs and Iraqi political figures in Baghdad t…
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