Foreign Minister says his country will ‘stand by’ its neighbor, declares US economic sanctions ‘unnecessary’ and cause suffering to Iranians
By AFPToday, 8:03 pm
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim, right, meets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Baghdad, on May 26, 2019. (SABAH ARAR/AFP)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi leaders have warned of the risks of war during a visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, whose country is locked in a tense standoff with the United States.
Zarif’s visit to neighboring Iraq — which is caught in the middle of its two allies, the US and Iran — follows a decision by Washington to deploy 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East.
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