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Enhancing ties with Iraq Iran’s top foreign policy priority

Mehr News Agency

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June 28, 2026

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Enhancing ties with Iraq Iran’s top foreign policy priority

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that expanding and broadening relations with the neighboring Iraq is placed at the top foreign policy priority of the ministry.

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Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 28, 2026

Baghaei: Developing Relations with Iraq is a Top Priority for Tehran

Baghaei: Developing Relations with Iraq is a Top Priority for Tehran

BRICS News

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· Jun 28, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇶🇮🇷 Iraq launches operation targeting Iraqi politicians loyal to Iran.

JUST IN: Iraq launches operation targeting Iraqi politicians loyal to Iran.@BRICSNews

Tehran Times

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· Jun 27, 2026

Iraq PM reaffirms good-neighborly relations with Iran

TEHRAN– Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Al-Zaidi has reaffirmed that Baghdad's relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are founded on the principles of good-neighborliness, mutual respect, and shared interests, while outlining Iraq's vision for expanding economic cooperation with the United States following the conclusion of American military presence in the Arab country.

Ariana News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Iran invites Afghanistan’s prime minister to attend funeral ceremony of Ali Khamenei

Iran's Alireza Bikdeli described relations between Afghanistan and Iran as historical and deep, and expressed appreciation for the sympathy shown by the Islamic Emirate and the Afghan people during the recent conflict. He added that political and economic ties between the two countries had continued without interruption despite the war. The post Iran invites Afghanistan’s prime minister to attend funeral ceremony of Ali Khamenei first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Mehr News Agency

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· Jul 4, 2026

Tehran-Baghdad ties go beyond neighborliness

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described Iran and Iraq as two brotherly nations bound by deep historical, cultural and religious ties that go far beyond geographical proximity.

Libertarian Institute

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· Jun 24, 2026

Qatar: Arab States Working on New Security Framework with Iran

The Qatari Prime Minister said that Gulf Arab states are speaking with Iran about developing a new regional security framework. The Gulf Arab states, which host US military bases, became targets of Iranian missiles during the war. “Part of what we are doing now, as regional countries, is to create this regional security framework between []

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Related coverage for "Enhancing ties with Iraq Iran’s top foreign policy priority": Yemen News Agency - SABA — Baghaei: Developing Relations with Iraq is a Top Priority for Tehran. BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇮🇶🇮🇷 Iraq launches operation targeting Iraqi politicians loyal to Iran.. Tehran Times — Iraq PM reaffirms good-neighborly relations with Iran. Ariana News — Iran invites Afghanistan’s prime minister to attend funeral ceremony of Ali Khamenei. Mehr News Agency — Tehran-Baghdad ties go beyond neighborliness. Libertarian Institute — Qatar: Arab States Working on New Security Framework with Iran