Iran needs Iraq’s help in the face of increasing threats from Washington. Will Tehran ensure Baghdad’s backing against the US?
Iraq is standing at a crossroads, with a hawkish Trump administration making aggressive military moves against Baghdad's Shia neighbour and ally Iran. Any foreign military escalation along its borders could destabilise the oil-rich country that has survived two devastating US-imposed wars, in 1991 and 2003, and Daesh's reign in vast swathes of its hinterland.
Tehran has had an enormous influence over Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government ever since the US pulled its troops out of the war-torn country in 2011. To calm the tensions, Iraq offered diplomatic mediation between US and Iran. “I will visit both Tehran and Washington in the upcoming days to meet with top officials in order to discuss regional situation, aiming to neutralise the current political crisis,” said the country’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, during a weekly press conference.
“Before Zarif departed from Iraq, he said, ‘We don’t need this kind of mediation’,” he said, adding that Washington also maintains its silence over the offer. To create a regional alliance, Bulovali said Iran is also seeking a non-aggression pact with Iraq and other allies in the Middle East.
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