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Iran, Iraq committed to win-win relations: FM Zarif
Sat Nov 17, 2018 06:25PM
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed his delight at the current visit by Iraqi President Barham Salih and his accompanying delegation to Tehran, saying Iran and Iraq are committed to win-win cooperation.

"Constructive exchanges on next steps to work together towards regional peace & security," Zarif said in a post on his official Twitter account on Saturday.



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Delighted to host senior Iraqi delegation headed by President @BarhamSalih. Constructive exchanges on next steps to work together towards regional peace & security. Strong, shared commitment to win-win in all neighborly relations. Our priority is our region.


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"Strong, shared commitment to win-win in all neighborly relations. Our priority is our region," he added.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) shakes hands with Iraqi President Barham Salih in Tehran on November 17, 2018. (Photo by IRNA)
Salih arrived in Tehran on Saturday at the head of a delegation for a two-day visit, which comes at a sensitive time when the US is pressuring regional countries to go along with Washington in “squeezing” Iran under new sanctions unveiled early this month.

But Iraqi officials have protested to the dictate and underlined Iran’s importance, including its place as the top trade partner of the Arab country.

The newly-elected Iraqi president said on November 11 that it was in his country’s best interests to have “good and stable relations” with Iran, urging the US to consider Baghdad’s political and economic position in talks about imposed sanctions on Iran.


PressTV-Good relations with Iran in Iraq’s interest: Salih
Iraq’s President Salih says it is in his country’s best interests to have good and stable relations with Iran.

“Iran is a neighboring country and our interest lies in having good and stable relations with Iran,” Salih said while speaking to reporters during a visit to Kuwait.

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US, allies will fail to harm Iran-Iraq relations: Shamkhani

During a meeting with the visiting Iraqi president, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Tehran and Baghdad enjoyed broad and strategic relations in various political, economic, social and cultural sectors.

"Different plots by the US and some reactionary countries in the region to harm cordial relations between the two nations will lead nowhere," Shamkhani said.

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Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (L) and Iraqi President Barham Salih meet in Tehran on November 17, 2018. (Photo by IRNA)
He added that the US was making constant efforts to support the remnants of terrorist groups in Iraq, saying, "Now that a US strategy to use terrorism as a tool in order to destroy the great potentiality and capacities of regional countries has failed, Washington seeks to use the lever of sanctions and exert direct pressure on independent countries."

The SNSC secretary added that Iran had always stood by Iraqi people without any expectation and emphasized that the Islamic Republic's policy was to firmly support Iraqis' demands and tap into common political, economic, cultural and security capacities for the sake of Iraq's development, particularly after the country's victory against terrorism.

Shamkhani added that nothing should hinder the growing relations between Iran and Iraq in all fields.

The Iraqi president, for his part, said his country was sensitive about measures against regional security and destructive moves by some regional countries aimed at causing instability and insecurity in Iraq or weakening nations by imposing illegal sanctions against them.

Iraq would firmly counter any move which would harm unity between the two countries, Salih added.

He also emphasized that Iraq would not allow anyone to use his country to endanger Iran's interests.

In an earlier meeting with Salih, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei slammed foreign meddling in Iraq, saying the Arab country must stand firm against its enemies.


PressTV-Iraq must stand firm against meddlers: Ayatollah Khamenei
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with Iraqi President Salih and his accompanying delegation.

"The way to overcome problems and counter ill-wishers' plots is to preserve national unity in Iraq, properly recognize friends from foes, stand up to the brazen enemy, rely on youths and maintain and strengthen links with the [clerical] sources [of emulation]," the Leader said.
 
Iran, Syria shaping up Mideast with 'strategic' deal
Tue Jan 29, 2019 03:11PM [Updated: Wed Jan 30, 2019 06:03AM ]
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Iran and Syria have signed 11 agreements, including a “long-term strategic economic cooperation” deal, in a sign of changing winds in the Middle East which is shaping up to new realities.

Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said Syria and Iran signed a "unique" and “historic” agreement which includes industry, trade and agriculture, calling it “a message to the world on the reality of Syrian-Iranian cooperation.”

Iran has played a crucial role in helping Syria overcome more than seven years of foreign-orchestrated war. However, the agreements signed during a visit to Damascus by Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri Monday signal Iran’s deeper involvement in post-war Syria, notably in the country’s reconstruction.


PressTV-Iran team in Syria for 'transformation' in post-war ties
An Iranian delegation has traveled to Syria to pave the way for a post-war "transformation" in their economic ties, Iran's official IRNA news agency reports.

President Bashar al-Assad has estimated that Syria’s reconstruction will cost between $250 billion and $400 billion. He has made it clear that the West "won't be part of reconstruction in Syria, because very simply we won't allow them to be part of it, whether they come with money or not."

“We have enough strength to rebuild the country. If we don’t have money, we will borrow from our friends, from Syrians living abroad,” he said.

According to senior Iranian MP Allaedin Boroujerdi, the recent agreements are "a firm response" to the United States and its Western allies "investing billions of dollars to change the political structure of the Syrian government."

They come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to target Iranians in Syria if they do not leave the country, drawing a stark warning from Iranian military commanders.

The Syria war has upended the country's traditional economic alliances. Between 2004 and 2010 when the war began, the Arab country had developed a strategic alliance with Qatar and Turkey.

Syria was the fourth largest recipient of investment from Arab countries in the period, attracting $38 billion only in 2005, while Turkish projects also mushroomed.

Iran, by comparison, played a small role in pre-war Syria. In 2010, prior to the outbreak of the war, bilateral trade stood at $545 million but it nearly doubled to more than $1 billion in 2017.

That was when Iran, unlike other regional states, entered into many economic cooperation to rebuild Syria’s infrastructure and productive sectors destroyed by the war.


PressTV-Iran signs deal to build 540 MW power plant in Syria
Iran has signed an agreement worth 411 million euros to build a 540-megawatt power plant in Syria’s Latakia, with a second plant in the works in Aleppo.

In 2013, Iran provided Syria with a $1 billion credit line as Damascus came under sanctions by the US and the EU amid a sharp decline in oil-related revenues and the loss of funds from taxes and enterprises in places where terrorists ruled supreme.

A second loan worth $3.6 billion came within eight months of the first for the purchase of oil products, with another $1 billion in credit line provided in 2015 to offset the sharp drop in the value of the Syrian pound.

In addition to providing loans, Iran has participated in Syria’s infrastructure projects, food production, and health services.

Currently, most goods exchanged between the two sides are not subject to taxes and customs tariffs under a free trade deal signed between them in 2012.

With the post-war reconstruction process already set in motion, Syria counts on Iran as its economic lifeline.


PressTV-Iran, Syria sign major economic deals
Syrian prime minister and Iran's vice president oversaw the signing of five MoUs in Tehran on Tuesday to expand economic relations.

Because of terrorist attacks and US-led bombings, millions of homes, educational and health facilities, and infrastructure remain either damaged or destroyed.

Iran is best placed to play a leading role in their reconstruction because it is currently the Middle East’s largest producer of cement and steel.

Moreover, several important projects halted after the outbreak of the war can be revived, most notably a $10 billion natural gas pipeline to take Iranian gas to Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria and from there to Europe through the Mediterranean.

As it stands, a US military base on the border between Syria and Iraq appears to be the most immediate hurdle to its implementation.

On Friday, Washington-based Foreign Policy magazine said the United States plans to keep some of its forces at al-Tanf base in southeastern Syria despite a total withdrawal ordered by US President Donald Trump.

US forces at the base train and arm several groups of militants fighting to topple the government of President Assad.

In 2016, Iran restarted a car plant set up before the war to make budget cars for poorer Syrians who have been hit the hardest by the war.

Car parts have to be shipped by sea instead of via the shorter land route because Syria’s border with Iraq is closed amid the US military presence and Western sanctions make it hard to transfer money.

According to Saipa Syria general manager, Emad Alavian, the Iranian government has granted “big discounts” to help the Syrian customer.

“The purchasing power of customers dropped, but we see an improvement in conditions. We see new movement,” he told Reuters in November.

Alavian hoped to double production in 2019 to around 2,000 cars from the 1,000 he expected to assemble last year.

Before the war, Iran and Syria had also agreed to establish a joint bank in Damascus, 60 percent of which would be owned by the Iranian government, and discussed setting up a regional economic bloc.

The agreements signed in Damascus Monday, covered a range of fields including economy, culture, education, infrastructure, investment and housing, the official SANA news agency reported.

Prime Minister Khamis cited “legal and administrative facilities” to benefit Iranian companies wishing to invest in Syria and contribute “effectively to reconstruction.”

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Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis (R) and Iran's Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri shake hands during the signing of 11 documents in Damascus, Jan. 28, 2019. (Photo by IRNA)
The agreements reportedly included two memos of understanding between the railway authorities of the two countries as well as between their respective investment promotion authorities.

In relation to infrastructure, there was also rehabilitation of the ports of Tartus and Latakia as well as construction of a 540 megawatt energy plant, according to Khamis.

In addition there were “dozens of projects in the oil sector and agriculture,” he added.

Oil was Syria’s most important foreign exchange earner before the war when the country produced 327,000 barrels per day in 2011.

Agriculture still represents 23 percent of GDP in Syria which has a large rural population of over 40 percent, far higher than many other parts of the Middle East.

Recent agreements are believed to raise annual trade to $5 billion. The figure, while apparently minuscule, is significant in a war time for Syria as well as for Iran which is facing the most stringent US sanctions ever.

Syria is set to benefit the most because the agreements will open up a new market for its goods and increase the country's revenues which have plummeted amid the war.

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Iran, Syria strike several economic deals
Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:17PM [Updated: Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:27AM ]
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Picture taken in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 28, 2019 shows a meeting between Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri (L) and Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis. (Photo by IRNA)


Iran and Syria sign several key economic agreements focusing on trade, industry, and agriculture.

The deals were struck in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday during a visit by Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri, who was on a two-day trip to the Arab country at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Detailing the agreements, Jahangiri said the two sides had come to "very important agreements on banking cooperation." Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis also announced that the countries had inked a "unique" agreement enabling long-term economic cooperation.

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The Iranian official also noted that the Islamic Republic will be contributing to repairing of power stations throughout Syria and set up a new such facility in the northwestern Syrian Latakia province.

The countries also signed several memorandums of understanding addressing education, housing, public services, railways, and investment among other areas. Khamis called the MoU’s "historic."

"We will be by Syria's side in the reconstruction phase as we have been by its side in fighting terrorism," Jahangiri said.

He was referring to the military advisory support, which the Islamic Republic has been lending Syria since 2011, when the Arab nation found itself in the grip of rampant foreign-backed militancy.


PressTV-Iran honored to spearhead anti-terror fight: VP
Iran's First Vice President Jahangiri says the Islamic Republic is proud to spearhead the anti-terror campaign.

The assistance, delivered at Syria’s request, besides contribution to Syria’s anti-terror efforts by its other allies, including Russia, helped Damascus turn the tables on the militants and Takfiri terrorists in the conflict.

Damascus’ triumph has drawn acknowledgements even from certain countries that have been fueling the violence that the government of President Bashar al-Assad has regained control of Syria.

Some regional Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, have even reopened their embassies in Damascus, with more announcing the intention to follow suit.
 
watch minutes after 40, It's about Iran and Russia .....


@yavar
my brother I have already seen it and trying to make video of it .
as you should already know what my stand is on that Joker Putin. looking at my previous post in this forum

have these two countries Russia and China as your allies you don't need enemies.


but the good news is
در دهه ای پنجم موبارک جمهوری اسلامی سیلی های سخت در انتظار این دو لاشخور هست

وخود این دو کشور نگرانی زیادی دارن که کارت ایران و امتیاز بگیر از امریکا داره از بین میره

بهترین نمونه صنعت فضای هست که ما در تحریم کامل هستیم و همه چیز را باید با ازمون و خطا یاد بگریم

چرا که این دو لاشخور نگران هستند که اخرین چیزی که جمهوری اسلامی از اون استفاده به خودکفایی برسه ودست ایندو کاملاا قطع بشه و در شرایط جدید این دو لاشخور باید با احترام و دست پایین برخود کنند
 
my brother I have already seen it and trying to make video of it .
as you should already know what my stand is on that Joker Putin. looking at my previous post in this forum

have these two countries Russia and China as your allies you don't need enemies.


but the good news is
در دهه ای پنجم موبارک جمهوری اسلامی سیلی های سخت در انتظار این دو لاشخور هست

وخود این دو کشور نگرانی زیادی دارن که کارت ایران و امتیاز بگیر از امریکا داره از بین میره

بهترین نمونه صنعت فضای هست که ما در تحریم کامل هستیم و همه چیز را باید با ازمون و خطا یاد بگریم

چرا که این دو لاشخور نگران هستند که اخرین چیزی که جمهوری اسلامی از اون استفاده به خودکفایی برسه ودست ایندو کاملاا قطع بشه و در شرایط جدید این دو لاشخور باید با احترام و دست پایین برخود کنند

wonder why russia and china are so"distanced" with Iran
is the 5th column so strong in this countries?
Is a strong Iran problematic for them?
I remember last time Putin visited Ali Chamene’i he told him "I will not betray you"...so empty words again?
I hope Iran will further progress well without help of this two backstabbers
The sanctions are very very strict, without help from outside its very though, iran cant do everything it needs on its own...
 
Russians won't be happy about this ... Turkey doesn't like this ... so next round of war will be between Iran against Russia / Israel / Turkey .... I feel sorry for Syrians ...

Long live Achaemeneid empire. :enjoy:

you are an idiot or a false flager , Achameneid empire extincted 2300 years ago and you are chanting "Long live Achaemeneid empire" ...
the concept of Iran as nation has root in late parthian and Sassanian era and Safavid and Qajar established it ...
 
Russians won't be happy about this ... Turkey doesn't like this ... so next round of war will be between Iran against Russia / Israel / Turkey .... I feel sorry for Syrians ...



you are an idiot or a false flager , Achameneid empire extincted 2300 years ago and you are chanting "Long live Achaemeneid empire" ...
the concept of Iran as nation has root in late parthian and Sassanian era and Safavid and Qajar established it ...
I don't know anything about previous empires, but just know one thing that enemy of Islam has engineered the plan of Muslim destruction and there is no Islamic country on the face of this earth who can really understand and counter the evil agenda. We all are moving towards horrible war without any preparation against the real enemies of Islam.

I have been observing the forces of enemy for long time those are responsible to create hates among Muslims and destroying us one by one. Jewish (Zionists), Hindus (brahmins) & Christian (crusaders) are consistently spreading hates about Islam & Muslims successfully & what we are as Muslims doing to counter them? Nothing.

I just pray May Allah send his blessing upon us soon to recognize & counter our real enemies .
 

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