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TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi praised Iraq's effort to enhance the region's security and stability, referring to Baghdad's sponsorship of the rounds of negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Raisi made the remarks in a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and thanked the Iraqi government's efforts for hosting talks between Tehran and Riyadh, according to Iranian presidency's website.

A strong and cohesive government and a united society in Iraq have always been emphasized by the Islamic republic, he added.

05 Feb 2022; MEMO: Iraq and Iran discussed on Friday preparations for the fifth round of Iranian-Saudi talks to end an estrangement that has lasted for six years between the two countries.

This came during a phone call between Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, according to a statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. sanction waiver on Iran is "insufficient" to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Saturday.

Iran is waiting for the United States to fulfill its duties and obligations regarding the lifting of sanctions, Khatibzadeh told Jamaran news website.

"The news we hear today is about a dimension of lifting nuclear sanction, and everyone knows that this is not enough," Khatibzadeh said, adding that "what the United States needs to do is to lift all sanctions, including the nuclear sanctions."

TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. sanction waiver on Iran is "insufficient" to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Saturday.

Iran is waiting for the United States to fulfill its duties and obligations regarding the lifting of sanctions, Khatibzadeh told Jamaran news website.

"The news we hear today is about a dimension of lifting nuclear sanction, and everyone knows that this is not enough," Khatibzadeh said, adding that "what the United States needs to do is to lift all sanctions, including the nuclear sanctions."

TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday that the U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran has ended in abject failure in the face of resistance and perseverance.

Raisi made the remarks during a visit to the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the Iranian presidency's website.

TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian lawmaker said on Wednesday that the ground is de facto prepared for reaching a win-win agreement in the Vienna talks on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, official news agency IRNA reported.

This will take place if the Western sides show goodwill and determination, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee noted, adding Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani described the trend reflected in the Vienna talks as positive.

29 Jan 2022; MEMO: Iran on Saturday condemned a rocket attack that targeted Baghdad International Airport a day earlier, terming it an attempt to disrupt security and stability in Iraq, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the attack aimed at "stoking insecurity and chaos" in the country.

He said such attacks "pave way for ill-wishers and seditionists" and "affect government services for Iraqi citizens."

29 Jan 2022; MEMO: Natural gas supply testing from Iran to Turkey has started in limited quantities, which will alleviate natural gas cuts to the country's industrial sector from 31 January, Turkey's state pipeline operator BOTAS said late Friday and Anadolu News Agency reports.

Iran had confirmed it would not send natural gas to Turkey, starting from 20 January, for 10 days due to technical problems at the Gurbulak gas entry point on the Turkey-Iran border.

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latest violence in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah is a warning sign of re-emerging dangers of the Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the country, Iran's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) warned.

Referring to the recent attack by the IS militants on the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakah, Zahra Ershadi described the event as a wake-up call that once again showed "the foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists" remain a significant threat to regional security and stability, the state TV reported on Friday.

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to normalize bilateral relations, Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq was quoted as saying by the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) on Friday.

Without specifying the exact date of the talks and the details, Masjedi said the meeting will be held "soon."