EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has extended his condolences to the nation and government of Iraq over the death of the country’s former president Jalal Talabani .

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.

EghtesadOnline: The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani is due to visit Tehran next week on a friendly visit, according to a statement released by the party's media office.