Iran has reaffirmed that expanding brotherly relations with Iraq remains at the top of its foreign policy priorities following the formation of a new government in Baghdad.

President Pezeshkian thanked Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani for his support of the Islamic Republic and the victims of the recent US-Israeli aggression.

Israel established a hidden military base deep in Iraq’s desert region to support its air strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to a report.

Iran denounces a terrorist attack near the Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Syria and the assassination of a prominent Shia preacher.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomes nomination of Ali Faleh al‑Zaidi as Iraq's new prime minister-designate.

The Iraqi president has named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country’s next prime minister, asking him to form the next government.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force says the Iraqi premier election is an entirely internal matter, and criminals against humanity must not interfere in the country's internal affairs. ‎