Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Speaker’s Advisor: Kurdish Referendum to Empower Israel, ISIL

Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian blasted the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, and said that such a move will make Israel and the ISIL terrorists stronger. “(Iraqi Kurdistan leader Massoud) Barzani’s independence bid means strengthening ISIL and Tel Aviv, new regional anarchy and instability”, Amir Abdollahian wrote on his Twitter account. He reiterated that the Kurdish people in Iraq could not enjoy genuine support unless the Arab country’s national unity was fully supported. “Strong support for Iraq’s national unity is the real support for the Iraqi Kurds”, Amir-Abdollahian added. In defiance of Iraq’s stiff opposition, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a non-binding referendum on September 25 on secession from the central government in Baghdad.

Iran closes airspace to Iraqi Kurdistan Region upon Baghdad request

Published on 26 Settembre 2017 in MIDLE EAST/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Senior national security official announced on Sunday that Iran has closed its air space to Iraqi Kurdistan Region upon a request by the latter’s central government. Iran halted all its flights to airports of the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil and closed its air space to the all passing flights from the Iraqi kurdistan Region upon request of Iraq’s central government,’ said Supreme National Security Council Spokesman Kayvan Khosravi. He made the announcement while speaking to reporters after an extraordinary session of the SNSC held on Sunday morning to discuss a request by the Iraqi central government concerning closure of Iran’s borders with Iraqi Kurdistan Region. “Iran’s aerial borders were closed to flights from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region based on a request by the central government of that country after Tehran’s political well-wishing efforts were ineffective and due to the insistence of officials of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region for holding a referendum,” said the spokesman.

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