US Pressuring Iraq to Cut Ties with Iran – Iraqi PM
By Staff, Agencies
Iraq’s caretaker prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said the US is pressurizing Baghdad to sever relations with Tehran, but Iraqis will never allow their country to become a staging ground for clashes between other countries.
“By withdrawing from the JCPOA and putting pressures on Iran and Iraq, the US further complicated the regional situation, and is now mounting pressure on us and urges the severance of ties between Iraq and Iran,” said Abdul-Mahdi, who has remained in office as the caretaker prime minister of Iraq since his resignation in November.
He made the comments in a Sunday meeting with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council [SNSC] Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani in Baghdad.
Abdul-Mahdi further underlined that the Iraqi people and government will never allow the Arab country to be a venue for the settlement of conflicts or clashes between other countries.
Praising the Iranian government and nation for their genuine support for Iraq in the difficult years of the war against terrorism, he expressed gratitude to Tehran for offering assistance in the battle with a novel coronavirus epidemic.
“The geopolitical logic dictates that we employ the potential of our neighbors to fulfill our national interests and security,” Abdul-Mahdi stated.