Visiting Iraq, Iranian President Establishes Political And Security Cooperation

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (doc. IRNA)

JAKARTA - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made an official visit to Baghdad in Iraq today, Wednesday, September 11.

"We plan to sign several agreements," Pezeshkian told Iranian state media, quoted by Reuters, Wednesday, September 11.

Iraq is an ally of Iran as well as the United States (US).

To Iran, Iraq has made the country's thousands of Tehran cities the main oil producer since the US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Iran has also opened a number of political parties and armed groups in favor of Iran. Meanwhile, to the US, Iraq hosted 2,500 US troops.

"We will meet with senior Iraqi officials in Baghdad," continued Pezeshkian.

Iranian state media also said Pezeshkian plans to visit Kurdistan in Iraq. The area is used by Iranian separatist groups and Israeli agents as interim headquarters.

Iraq has also calmed Iran's concerns over regional separatist groups. Iraq has relocated several members in the 2023 security pact with Iran.

On the one hand, the US and Iraq have reached an agreement regarding the planned withdrawal of US-led allied forces from Iraq.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Pezeshkian's arrival in Iraq would sign a number of agreements.

"We have several areas of cooperation, including political, regional and security issues," Abbas Araqchi said ahead of the Pezeshkian trip.