Baghdad, Feb 4, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said onTuesday that the late Quds Force Commander General Soleimani was deliveringa message to Saudi Arabia when he was martyred by the US army.
Masjedi told in an interview with Iraq’s state news agency that the lateGeneral Qassem Soleimani was in Iraq to hand over a message on Iran’s viewabout counterterrorism, expansion of peace and establishing security andstability in the region to Iraqi officials to be delivered to Saudi Arabia.
He praised Iraq’s “constructive role” in solving the issues between Tehranand Riyadh and in other regional problems.
The Iranian diplomat underlined that Iran is highly willing to mend fenceswith the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and welcomes any effort byIraq or any other country in this regard.
He also said Iran’s missile strike on Eyn al-Assad in retaliation to USassassination of General Soleimani was not a violation of Iraqisovereignty, because the US operation was carried out in Iraqi soil.
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In order to stop such attacks, the US bases in the region should be closedand American officials should avoid intervening in the affairs of othersmainly in this region.
Lieutenant General Soleimani, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps’ (IRGC)Quds Force commander was assassinated by the US along with the actingCommander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashdal-Shaabi, Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes, and eight other military men with recordof fighting the Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq.
Masjedi also welcomed the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as thePrime Minister of Iraq and stressed that Iran supports Iraq’s stability.
