IRNA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi stressed that Iran's presence in Iraq was at the request of the Iraqi government to help that country in fighting Daesh (ISIS) and other terrorist groups. 'Thankfully due to struggles of the Iraqi government and people and Iran's help, the conditions of Iraq have experienced serious transformation ...

[caption id="attachment_153789" align="alignright" width="170"] Members of the Iraqi security forces are heading from Samarra city to Tikrit to launch an assault against the ISIL militants on February 28, 2015. AFP[/caption] WASHINGTON Iranhas deployed advanced rockets and missiles toIraqto help fight the Islamic State in Tikrit, a significant escalation ...

[caption id="attachment_155377" align="alignright" width="199"] Israeli soldiers drive on an armored personnel carrier past a cow during training in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, near the border with Syria Monday, March 9, 2015. Photo by AP[/caption] Hezbollah is clearly determined to establish a new status quo along the Syrian and Lebanese ...

[caption id="attachment_153789" align="alignright" width="208"] Members of the Iraqi security forces are heading from Samarra city to Tikrit to launch an assault against the ISIL militants on February 28, 2015. AFP[/caption] TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. has failed to live up to its promises to help Iraq fight Islamic State extremists, unlike the ...

[caption id="attachment_109458" align="alignright" width="217"] Commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari[/caption] Maintaining his campaign proclaiming Irans influence throughout the Middle East, the head of the Revolutionary Guards has hailed victory over the Islamic State in Iraq. General Mohammad ...

[caption id="attachment_43238" align="alignright" width="173"] Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran is playing a helpful role against Islamic State militants in Iraq now, but once the extremists are vanquished, Tehran-backed militias could undermine efforts to unify the country, the top ...

[caption id="attachment_149223" align="alignright" width="218"] Iraqi forces re-group during a military operation in Diyala Province on Jan 24, 2015. AFP[/caption] Iraqi forces heavily fortified by Iran-backed Shiite militia fighters have launched an assault to recapture Tikrit fromIslamic Statejihadists. The Iraqis report progress, with Islamic ...

[caption id="attachment_44954" align="alignright" width="180"] Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that combination of Iraqi and Iranian military forces, dominated by Iranian-trained Shia militias, will likely succeed in their ongoing campaign ...

Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general helping militias fight the Islamic State in Iraq, is known by many names. Hes the Shadow Commander, according to aprofile by the New Yorkers Dexter Filkins. Hes the Dark Knight, according to apiece by Foreign Policy magazine. And hes the Iranian regimes Mr. Fix-It,according to the Weekly Standard, which threw ...

[caption id="attachment_119252" align="alignright" width="180"] State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki[/caption] WASHINGTON The US military will not take part in the liberation of Tikrit due to the participation of Iranian forces and advisors, a Washington official has said. United States will not be involved in offensive operations against ...

[caption id="attachment_43238" align="alignright" width="189"] chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey[/caption] WASHINGTON: Iran's role in an Iraqi military offensive to recaptureTikritcould be positive as long as it does not fuel sectarian divisions in the country, theU.S.military's top officer said Tuesday. General ...

[caption id="attachment_150480" align="alignright" width="188"] Corpse of slain Iranian commander Reza Hosseini Moghadam[/caption] A commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Iraq, Iranian media reported. The Tasnim news agency, said to be affiliated with IRGC, says Reza Hosseini Moghadam was in Samarra to confront ...

The Iraqi Prime Minister, during the World Economic Forum, declared that his countrys collaboration with the Iranian military in waging war against the Islamic State is no secret. We do not deny our collaboration with General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Qods Force, Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi said during a panel discussion on the sidelines ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reiterated that there is not even one Iranian soldier inside Iraqi soil. They (Iranians) have been very useful. They are now helping us. But, I have to stress that there is not even one Iranian soldier inside Iraq. No Iranian soldier is fighting in our soil. They were not in Iraq even before, he ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Marie Donovan, with contributors Chris Rawlins, Diana Timmerman and Warren Marshall. To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online. Key takeaway:President Rouhani warned Riyadh ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Secretary General of Iraqs Badr Organization Hadi al-Ameri strongly denied allegations on Irans military presence in the Arab country, saying the reports on Iranian jet fighters flying over Iraq are a lie spread by Americans. Al-Ameri, who is also a member of the Iraqi parliament, told Al-Alam TV news channel on Sunday that ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Irans FM spokeswoman has denied Irans military presence in Iraq against ISIL. While rejecting some medias allegations in regard to Irans military presence in Iraq, Afkham said, there has been no change in the Islamic Republics policies in regard to combating Takfiri groups, and assisting ...