Iran–Iraq relations (Persian: روابط ایران و عراق Ravâbete Irân va Arâq; Arabic: العلاقات العراقية الإيرانية Al-ilaqat Al-Iraqiya Al-Iraniya) are the diplomatic and foreign relations between the two sovereign states of Iran and Iraq. Both states have history that extends for millennia into the past.

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The Iran–Iraq War followed a long-running history of territorial border disputes between the two states, as a result of which Iraq planned to retake the eastern bank of the Shatt al-Arab that it had ceded to Iran in the 1975 Algiers Agreement.

1 day ago · Following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2023, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over Iraq through a spider’s web of political, economic, and military proxies.

1 day ago · Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq. Iran-backed militias, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), launched attacks on Israel and on US and UK troops in 2023/24. In 2024 the Iraqi Government said it wanted the PMF to disarm or become part of state security forces.

Dec 20, 2024 · Iran-Iraq War, (1980–88), prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s. Open warfare began on September 22, 1980, when Iraqi armed forces invaded western Iran along the countries’ joint border, though Iraq claimed that the war had begun earlier that month, on September 4, when Iran shelled a number of border posts.

2 days ago · Within days, Iraqi forces invaded Iran. At the same time, Iraq bombed Iranian air bases and other strategic targets. In the week following the invasion, the UN Security Council called for a cease-fire and appealed to Iran and Iraq to settle their dispute peacefully.

Nov 9, 2009 · In July 1982, Iran invaded Iraqi territory in an unsuccessful attempt— the first of many—to gain control of the Iraqi port city of Basra. With Iran now on the offensive, Iraqi defenses...

Oct 18, 2022 · Iran has been deeply involved in Iraqi politics since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. More than a dozen Iraqi political parties have ties to Iran, which funds and trains...

Jan 16, 2024 · An Iranian missile strike on targets in northern Iraq set off an unusual dispute between the neighbouring allies on Tuesday, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran...