Middle East
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani departing Baghdad International Airport for Tehran on January 8, 2025. Photo: Sudani's office
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani departed for Tehran on Wednesday in an official visit to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments, his office announced.
Sudani “left the capital, Baghdad, heading to Tehran on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” his office said in a statement.
The visit will discuss bilateral ties and key regional developments, particularly in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month, and will also follow up on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Baghdad last September.
Iran and Iraq have shared a strong relationship since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Tehran has since increased its influence over Baghdad, and the country has dozens of armed groups who are affiliated with the Shiite rule in Tehran.
During a visit to Iraq in September, Pezeshkian said that the Islamic republic has plans to further improve its ties with Baghdad.
Both Tehran and Baghdad were strong supporters of Assad’s regime, which was toppled by a coalition of Islamist-led rebel groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 8 following a blistering offensive.
Days before Assad’s collapse, the foreign ministers of Iraq, Syria, and Iran met in Baghdad to discuss the developments in Syria and reiterate support for the Syrian regime in an effort to prevent its collapse.
Sudani “left the capital, Baghdad, heading to Tehran on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” his office said in a statement.
The visit will discuss bilateral ties and key regional developments, particularly in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month, and will also follow up on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Baghdad last September.
Iran and Iraq have shared a strong relationship since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Tehran has since increased its influence over Baghdad, and the country has dozens of armed groups who are affiliated with the Shiite rule in Tehran.
During a visit to Iraq in September, Pezeshkian said that the Islamic republic has plans to further improve its ties with Baghdad.
Both Tehran and Baghdad were strong supporters of Assad’s regime, which was toppled by a coalition of Islamist-led rebel groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 8 following a blistering offensive.
Days before Assad’s collapse, the foreign ministers of Iraq, Syria, and Iran met in Baghdad to discuss the developments in Syria and reiterate support for the Syrian regime in an effort to prevent its collapse.
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