Iraqi PM makes first official visit to Iran to deepen ties

Ali al-Zaidi will hold talks with senior Iranian officials on bilateral cooperation, shared interests and security.Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is in Iran on his first official visit since assuming office in May.The Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Thursday said al-Zaidi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian oversaw the signing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) pertaining to foreign affairs, finance, the economy and energy in Tehran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iraq PM heads to Iran: Can Baghdad redefine its relationship with Tehran?list 2 of 4Rubio says Iran ‘begging’ for a deal with US but not ready to make onelist 3 of 4Why is Iran still able to conduct deadly attacks on US military sites?list 4 of 4Which Middle East nations have nuclear programmes, and how were they built?end of listSpeaking at a joint meeting of senior Iranian and Iraqi delegations in Tehran, al-Zaidi thanked Iran for helping Iraq in its fight against the ISIL (ISIS) group, and reaffirmed his country’s commitment to security cooperation with Tehran, saying that Iraq would not accept hostile action against Iran by any party.“Iraq wil...