Kurdistan Region President pushes for stronger economic ties with Iran
Shafaq News- Tehran
Iraqi Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani stressed the importance of strengthening relations between the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and Iran during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday.
Expanding economic cooperation and building on the historical, cultural, and neighborly ties between the two sides topped the agenda of the meeting.
I am delighted to meet President @drpezeshkian in Tehran this morning.We discussed ways to further strengthen relations between the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and Iran, with particular emphasis on expanding economic cooperation, and building on the historical, cultural, and… pic.twitter.com/ubL610AI9D
— Nechirvan Barzani (@IKRPresident) July 3, 2026
The Tehran visit also included a separate meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, covering the cessation of hostilities and the latest regional developments.
Barzani arrived in Tehran in response to an official invitation from Pezeshkian to attend the funeral ceremony of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, scheduled between July 4 and 9. Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28.
