Exclusive: Pezeshkian will make first foreign visit to Iraq
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Sources divulged to Al Mayadeen that Pezeshkian would make his visit before his scheduled visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, during the latter's visit to the president's inauguration ceremony in Tehran. (Iranian Presidency)
Sources revealed to Al Mayadeen that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Iraq on his first visit outside the country after recently assuming the presidency.
According to the sources, the visit is in response to an invitation from his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Latif Rashid, and before his scheduled visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
In mid-June, Iran's then-Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani emphasized the importance of reducing tensions and resolving conflicts throughout West Asia, noting that Iran and Iraq are key pillars of security in this strategic region in a joint presser with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad on Thursday.
The Iranian diplomat condemned the situation in the Gaza Strip, saying it was a war crime and a genocide that must end.
On his part, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein expressed his condolences for the passing of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and stated that Bagheri Kani's visit to Iraq signals the ongoing relationship between the neighboring countries.
Muslim unity would prevent Israeli, US crimes in region: Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said "Israel" and the United States "would not dare" commit any crimes in the region had the Muslin nation been united, in a statement condemning the 10-month-long genocide in Gaza.
Pezeshkian made the comments during a ceremony on Saturday at Imam Khomeini’s shrine in southern Tehran, where he reaffirmed his cabinet's commitment to the principles of the late founder of the Islamic Republic at the start of Administration Week.
Addressing the atrocities committed by "Israel" in Gaza, the Iranian president questioned whether the occupation, the US, Europe, or any other power would have dared to act in this manner had Muslims been united.
"Would Israel have dared to do a damn thing in this region if Muslims had been united? Not only them, but the US, Europe, and any other power, could they do any of these things?"
Iran will not renounce its right to respond to 'Israel': Araghchi
Iran reserves the right to respond to the Israeli assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month, reiterated Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday.
In a phone conversation with his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne, Araghchi condemned Haniyeh's assassination as a violation of Iran’s territorial integrity, stressing that his country maintains the right to retaliate against this "terror act".
He also urged France and other Western countries to hold the Israeli occupation regime accountable for being the main instigator of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
In a separate context, Araghchi reaffirmed Tehran's readiness to strengthen constructive relations with Paris.
On his part, Sejourne congratulated Araghchi on his new role as Iran's foreign minister and expressed readiness to continue diplomatic engagements on bilateral, regional, and international levels.
