TEHRAN (FNA)- President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani underscored his full support for the government of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and asked him to form the cabinet as soon as possible. Barzani made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Erbil on Tuesday. During the meeting,...

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 26, IRNA The president of Iraqi Kurdistan regional administration, Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Iran has once again proved its genuine support for the Iraqi Kurds in tough situations. Barzani was speaking with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. ?We will never forget Iran?s ...

[caption id="attachment_113503" align="alignright" width="208"] Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in a village on the outskirts of the province of Nineveh near the border province of Dohuk, August 9, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/ARI JALAL[/caption] (Reuters) -Iransupplied weapons and ammunition ...

[caption id="attachment_111663" align="alignright" width="243"] Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif[/caption] Erbil, Aug 26, IRNA Visiting Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred latest regional and international developments with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani in a meeting on Tuesday. Zarif arrived in Erbil ...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- With large parts of Iraq in militant hands, a top Kurdish leader called on regional lawmakers Thursday to lay the groundwork for a referendum on independence, a vote that would likely spell the end of a unified Iraq. The recent blitz by Sunni militants across much of northern and western Iraq has given the country's 5 million Kurds ...