Iran’s Foreign Ministry congratulated Barham Salih on being chosen Iraq’s new president, hoping for stronger brotherly ties between Tehran and Baghdad under new Iraqi government. In a statement on Tuesday night, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Iran welcomes the Iraqi parliament’s move to elect Barham Salih as the Arab ...
Iraqi parliament has elected a veteran Kurdish politician as the country’s new president, a step toward forming a new government, Iraqi state TV said. Barham Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, won 220 votes out of the 273 lawmakers who attended Tuesday’s session. He was among 20 candidates for ...
