{"id":51828,"date":"2020-07-22T03:05:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T03:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/22\/irans-president-calls-iraqi-premiers-visit-turning-point\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:41:55","slug":"irans-president-calls-iraqi-premiers-visit-turning-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/07\/22\/irans-president-calls-iraqi-premiers-visit-turning-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s president calls Iraqi premier\u2019s visit \u2018turning point\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani called a visit Tuesday by the new prime minister of Iraq, where the U.S. military has a presence, \u201ca turning point\u201d in the countries\u2019 relations and vowed to continue supporting the neighboring Arab nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Tehran on his first official visit abroad since taking office more than two months ago, Iranian media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State television showed footage of al-Kadhimi landing at Mehrabad airport. The TV outlet said al-Kadhimi would meet top Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Rouhani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official website of the office of the Iranian presidency later released a photo of Rouhani and al-Kadhimi at a welcome ceremony in Tehran, showing both wearing protective face masks to help prevent spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are certain that the visit will be a turning point in relations between the two countries,\u201d Rouhani said after meeting with the Iraqi premier. \u201cWe still remain ready to stand by the Iraqi nation and apply efforts for stability and security in Iraq and the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Kadhimi replied: \u201cIraq will not allow the posing of any threat from its soil against Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran sees the U.S. military presence in Iraq as a threat to Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/11\/prime-minister-vows-isis-will-never-again-overrun-iraqi-territory\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20162644383458.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Prime minister vows ISIS will never again overrun Iraqi territory<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Islamic State group will never again overrun Iraqi territory, Iraq\u2019s prime minister vowed Wednesday in an official visit to northern Iraq.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit came after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Baghdad over the weekend. It was Zarif\u2019s first visit to Iraq since a U.S. airstrike in January killed a top Iranian general, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/03\/iran-threatens-revenge-following-death-of-qasem-soleimani-as-iraq-government-condemns-assassination\/\" target=_blank>Qassim Soleimani,<\/a> outside Baghdad\u2019s international airport. The strike catapulted Iraq to the brink of a U.S.-Iran proxy war that could have destabilized the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Baghdad, Zarif paid a visit to the site where Soleimani was killed, saying \u201cIran-Iraq relations will not be shaken\u201d despite the general\u2019s death. Soleimani led Iran\u2019s expeditionary Quds Force and was the architect of its regional military activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Tehran, al-Kadhimi said Iraq\u2019s foreign policy is based on \u201cbalance and avoiding any alignment.\u201d The Iraqi premier said his country seeks to improve relations with Iran \u201cbased on non-intervention in domestic affairs of the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, Khamenei received al-Kadhimi and told him Iran was determined to retaliate against the U.S. for killing Soleimani, the supreme leader\u2019s website said. \u201cThey killed your guests at your home and confessed to the crime openly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Khamenei \u2014 who has final say on all state matters in Iran \u2014 said Iran would not intervene in Iraq\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamenei urged Iraq to implement a January bill in parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/05\/iraqis-vote-to-kick-us-troops-out-following-killing-of-soleimani\/\" target=_blank>calling for American forces to be expelled<\/a> from Iraq, saying their \u201cpresence causes insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the U.S. does not want a powerful government in Iraq, where the government is \u201csupported by the vote of the majority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the true sense of the word, the U.S. is an enemy and does not support an independent, powerful Iraq,\u201d Khamenei said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/08\/iran-backed-militia-threatens-escalation-after-iraqi-security-raids-group-suspected-of-rocket-attacks-against-us-forces\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20189320458298.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran-backed militia threatens escalation after Iraqi security raids group suspected of rocket attacks against US forces<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A powerful Iran-backed militia said Wednesday there would be \u201cescalation\u201d if Iraq\u2019s prime minister continues to clamp down on armed groups, as tensions spiked following the killing of a prominent analyst, pitting the state against rogue elements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former intelligence chief backed by Washington, al-Kadhimi took office in May after playing a significant role for years in the war against the Islamic State group, which was declared defeated in Iraq in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iraqi prime minister had planned a visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday, before his trip to Tehran, but postponed it following news that Saudi King Salman was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran sees Iraq as a possible route to bypass U.S. sanctions that President Donald Trump re-imposed on Tehran in 2018, after pulling America out of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Iran\u2019s exports to Iraq amounted to nearly $9 billion, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. 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