President Barzani to attend Pezeshkian’s inauguration in Tehran
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani will attend the inauguration of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Tuesday, according to a statement from Barzani’s office.
Delegates from 70 countries are expected to attend the reformist’s inauguration, according to Iranian state media.
Pezeshkian was formally endorsed as president of the Islamic Republic by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday and will take the oath of office on Tuesday.
Pezeshkian emerged victorious from the runoff presidential election earlier this month with over 53 percent of the votes, besting his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili.
The vote was originally scheduled for 2025, but it was brought forward after former president Ebarhim Raisi died in May in a helicopter crash alongside several companions including his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Barzani visited Tehran in early May when he met with Khamenei, Raisi, and Amir-Abdollahian. The trip played a large role in strengthening ties between Tehran and Erbil, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq, Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, told Rudaw at the time. Barzani returned to the Iranian capital for Raisi’s funeral.
Iran’s acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani visited Baghdad and Erbil in June.
Iran and Iraq have shared a strong relationship since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Tehran has since increased its influence over Baghdad and Iraq has dozens of armed groups who are affiliated with the Shiite rulers in Tehran.
Delegates from 70 countries are expected to attend the reformist’s inauguration, according to Iranian state media.
Pezeshkian was formally endorsed as president of the Islamic Republic by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday and will take the oath of office on Tuesday.
Pezeshkian emerged victorious from the runoff presidential election earlier this month with over 53 percent of the votes, besting his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili.
The vote was originally scheduled for 2025, but it was brought forward after former president Ebarhim Raisi died in May in a helicopter crash alongside several companions including his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Barzani visited Tehran in early May when he met with Khamenei, Raisi, and Amir-Abdollahian. The trip played a large role in strengthening ties between Tehran and Erbil, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq, Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, told Rudaw at the time. Barzani returned to the Iranian capital for Raisi’s funeral.
Iran’s acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani visited Baghdad and Erbil in June.
Iran and Iraq have shared a strong relationship since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Tehran has since increased its influence over Baghdad and Iraq has dozens of armed groups who are affiliated with the Shiite rulers in Tehran.