Closer Tehran-Baghdad Relations to Serve Regional Interests

A further deepening of ties between Iran and neighboring Iraq should be seen as a positive step toward bolstering regional cooperation, as Baghdad is rising from the ashes to become a strong political force, a political analyst said.
“[Iraqi Prime Minister] Adel Abdul Mahdi’s visit to Tehran is not against any country, but would rather benefit many of the countries concerned about it,” Sadeq Maleki also wrote in a recent article published by the Iranian Diplomacy website. 
Iraq’s prime minister recently visited the Iranian capital for talks with Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and a number of other senior officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues.