Iran Press/ Middle East: Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said on Saturday that Iraq was interested in keeping good relations with its neighbors, especially Iran and Turkiye.
Al-Sudani noted that occasionally terrorist-separationist groups enter Iran or Turkey to carry out violent acts, that are against the Iraqi constitution.
He referred to the US presence in Iraq and noted that the Iraqi political factions' agreements that led to the formation of the government authorized him to negotiate with the US and the international collation to regulate their presence in the country.
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For years Iran was targeted by terrorist groups who have strongholds in the Iraqi Kurdistan region; these groups have exacerbated their activities and smuggled weapons into Iran to arm affiliated terrorists to carry out terrorist operations.
Iran urges the Iraqi government to control its borders and soil because there is indisputable and authentic information that terrorist groups and separatists misuse the opportunity of residing in the neighboring country to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
Iran abides by resolving the issue in cooperation with the Iraqi government via a mutual mechanism as part of an existing war against terrorism. The Islamic Republic has conducted recent attacks on terrorists’ hideouts while trying to target their exact places in pinpoint strikes.
The Islamic Republic attaches great importance to security and stability in Iraq and reiterates its compliance with the territorial integrity and governance of the Republic of Iraq.
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