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Iran Urged to Halt Trading With Iraqi Kurdistan

EghtesadOnline: Iraq has asked Iran and Turkey to close border crossings with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman announced.
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Publish Date:08/October/2017 | 07:16

Iran bans oil products shipment to Iraqi Kurdistan

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has warned companies against shipment of oil products to and from the Iraqi Kurdistan “until further notice,” Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 24:10

Iran's FM calls for Kurdish talks with Baghdad

EghtesadOnline: Iran says a recent controversial secession referendum in the northern Iraq runs counter to the Arab country’s constitution, calling on Kurdish authorities to negotiate with Baghdad regardless of the outcome of the vote.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 11:44

Kurdish referendum helps boost Takfiri terrorism: Shamkhani

EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official says the recent secession plebiscite held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will help boost Takfiri terrorism across region while jeopardizing the interests of both the Iraqi and Kurdish people.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 11:35

Iran reiterates opposition to Kurdish referendum

EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
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Publish Date:25/September/2017 | 14:48

Iran, Turkey presidents discuss Kurdish independence referendum

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have discussed the latest developments surrounding a highly controversial planned referendum on the independence of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq.
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Publish Date:25/September/2017 | 14:43

Iran reasserts support for Iraq sovereignty

EghtesadOnline: As Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region is holding a controversial referendum on independence, Iran has reasserted its support for the Arab country’s sovereignty and integrity.
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Publish Date:25/September/2017 | 14:40

Clashes Erupt in Iraqi City of Kirkuk Over Kurdish Vote

EghtesadOnline: Iraq's ethnically-mixed and contested city of Kirkuk was on a nighttime curfew on Tuesday after clashes erupted there the previous night between Kurds and Turkmen amid preparations for the controversial Kurdish independence referendum next week, a local Turkmen official said.
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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:53

Iran FM urges maintenance of Iraq territorial integrity, unity

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again stressed the importance of preserving Iraq’s national unity and territorial integrity after a controversial independence referendum was held in northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 11:05

Iran Parliament condemns Iraqi Kurdish referendum

EghtesadOnline: The lawmakers of Iranian Parliament signed a statement condemning the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum that was held by the region leader Masoud Barzani.
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Publish Date:27/September/2017 | 14:23

Iraqi Kurds Await Backlash After Millions Vote on Independence

EghtesadOnline: Millions of Iraq’s Kurds voted in an historic referendum on independence on Monday, defying the dire warnings from neighbors as well as the government in Baghdad -- who must now decide how far to retaliate to an expected landslide in favor of secession.
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Publish Date:26/September/2017 | 07:20