Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim countries, describing their unity as crucial to effective confrontation against “Zionist terrorism.”

The president of Iraq notified Iranian President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian of Baghdad’s willingness to promote cooperation with Tehran in various fields under the next Iranian administration.

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, who is on a two-day visit to Baghdad, met and held talks with Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid on Thursday.

Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber says the Islamic Republic's strategy towards Iraq will "continue with strength" as part of the late President Ebrahim Raisi's policy of strengthening relations with neighboring countries

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran to offer his condolences on the martyrdom of President Raisi and his companions, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash last Sunday.