Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Baghdad is a great opportunity to reach serious agreements between Tehran and Baghdad in different fields. Upon his arrival in Baghdad on Saturday evening, Zarif noted that Rouhani’s trip to Baghdad is a historic visit and good ...
Hadi al-Ameri, a leading figure in Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary force, voiced firm rejection on Saturday to US military presence in Iraq, stressing that such presence needs permission from the Baghdad government. “We oppose any on-the-ground presence (of American troops) or US bases in Iraq,”, Ameri said in an interview ...
